Rosamond

  • [ ROZ-ə-mund ]
  • English
Variant of ROSAMUND, in use since the Middle Ages.

ROSAMUND   female   English (Rare)
Derived from the Germanic elements hros "horse" and mund "protection". The Normans introduced this name to England. It was subsequently influenced by the Latin phrase rosa munda "pure rose". This was the name of the mistress of Henry II, the king of England in the 12th century. She was possibly murdered by his wife, Eleanor of Aquitaine.
EQUIVALENTS
ANCIENT GERMANIC: Rosmunda
ENGLISH: Rosamund
FRENCH: Rosemonde
DIMINUTIVES AND SHORT FORMS
ENGLISH: Ros, Roz