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What does Rosemary mean?
Rosemary 
▼ as a girls' name is pronounced ROHZ-mare-ee. It is of Latin origin, and the meaning of Rosemary is "dew of the sea". Also a blend of Rose and Mary, or refers to the fragrant herb, which in folklore is the emblem of remembrance. Singer Rosemary Clooney.
STARTS WITH Rose-
Variations
VARIANTS Romy, Rosemaree, Rosemarey, Rosemaria, Rosemarie▼, Rosmarie, Rozmary
ALTERNATIVE FORMS VIA MARY, ROSE Rosena, Rosenah, Rosey
CREATIVE FORMS(female)
(male)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Rosemary Marlo (R.M.), ..
How popular is Rosemary?
Rosemary is a very prominent first name for females (#204 out of 4276, Top 5%) and a slightly less prominent surname for all people (#97384 out of 150436, Top 65%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Rosemary reached its peak position of #91 in the U.S. during the years 1940-1949, and is currently at #454. (TOP BABY NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Prominent related forms of Rosemary (#454 FROM CURRENT RECORDS) are Mary (#126), Romy (#1936), Rose (#123), Rosemarie (#1695), Rosena and Rosey. These forms of Rosemary were popular with parents in the 1940s (AVERAGE #907) and are now significantly less widespread (#1190, DOWN 93.4%), with forms such as Rosemary becoming less trendy.
Similar Names
Recommended sound-alike names are Remmy, Remy▲, Renay, Reseda, Rhemy, Robena, Roma▼, Romala, Romana, Romane, Romea, Romma, Romney, Ronay, Rory▲, Rosa▼, Rosae, Rosai, Rosal, Rosaley, Rosalyn▲, Rosamond▼, Rosamund, Rosana, Rosanagh, Rosario, Rosaura, Rosay, Roseann▼, Roseanna, Roseanne, Rosee, Roselaine, Roselia, Roselin, Roselina, Roselind, Roseline, Roselinn, Rosella▼, Roselle, Rosellen, Roselyn▲, Roselynn, Rosemond, Rosemonda (see Rosamond), Rosene, Roser, Rosetta▼, Rosette, Roshan, Roshana, Roshawn, Rosina▼, Rosita, Rosmund, Rossana, Rosy, Rowena▼, Roxey, Rozely (see Rosalie) and Tamary. These names tend to be less frequently used than Rosemary.
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