Rosamund
[ˈroʊ.zə.mənd]Meaning
from the Old German elements hros "horse" and munt "protection"
Background Story
Rosamund comes from the Old German elements hros, "horse", and munt, "protection". It was borne by the wife of the Lombard king Alboin in the 6th century, and the Normans brought it to England. In the medieval period it was reinterpreted as the Latin rosa munda, "pure rose", or rosa mundi, "rose of the world". The Italian form is Rosamunda, the German Rosamunde and the French Rosemonde.
Variations
rosamonde, rosamundis, rosamonda
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