Rosamund
Rosamund is a feminine given name and can also be a family name (surname). Originally it combined the Germanic elements hros, meaning horse, and mund, meaning "protection". Later, it was influenced by the Latin phrases rosa munda, meaning "pure rose", and rosa mundi, meaning "rose of the world". "Rosamunda" is the Italian, "Rosamunde" is the German and "Rosemonde" the French form of the name.
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Meaning & Origin of Rosamund
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Rosamund is a feminine given name and can also be a family name (surname). Originally it combined the Germanic elements hros, meaning horse, and mund, meaning "protection". Later, it was influenced by the Latin phrases rosa munda, meaning "pure rose", and rosa mundi, meaning "rose of the world". "Rosamunda" is the Italian, "Rosamunde" is the German and "Rosemonde" the French form of the name.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
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The Story of Rosamund
American parents first put Rosamund on the record books as a baby girl name in 1951, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2017, when 26 Rosamunds were born — ranking #5,044 that year. About 52% of every Rosamund on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Rosamund ranks #6,955 for baby girls with 16 births, falling sharply (-15%). All told, over 225 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1950s to the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Rosamund
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About the name Rosamund
Rosamund is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1951 and has accumulated 225 births in the dataset. Rosamund's peak popularity came in 2017 when it ranked #5,044. Use the chart and map above to compare Rosamund's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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