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Rosamund (female)

Variants:Rosamunda (F)
Diminutive(s):Ros (F)
Pet Name(s):Rose (F)
Derivative of:Rose (F)
Can be spelt:Rosamond (F)
   
Source(s): English Parish Register freereg.rootsweb.com
The Oxford Names Companion, OUP
"Scottish Forenames" - Donald Whyte, FGH, FSG
Notes:

English, from Old German "horse" + "protection".  It  has also been suggested [ONC] that the meaning may be from Latin "pure rose" but this is uncertain.

In old documents in Latin, the form Rosamunda was used, with appropriate case endings, for Rosamund/Rosamond.