Rosamund
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The name Rosamund is a girls' 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". "Rosemonde" is the French form of the name.
Use of the name might refer to:
Germanic languages
The Germanic languages constitute a sub-branch of the Indo-European language family. The common ancestor of all of the languages in this branch is called Proto-Germanic , which was spoken in approximately the mid-1st millennium BC in Iron Age northern Europe...
elements hros, meaning horse, and mund, meaning "protection". Later it was influenced by the Latin
Latin
Latin is an Italic language originally spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. It, along with most European languages, is a descendant of the ancient Proto-Indo-European language. Although it is considered a dead language, a number of scholars and members of the Christian clergy speak it fluently, and...
phrases rosa munda, meaning "pure rose", and rosa mundi, meaning "rose of the world". "Rosemonde" is the French form of the name.
Use of the name might refer to:
- Rosamund CliffordRosamund CliffordRosamund Clifford , often called "The Fair Rosamund" or the "Rose of the World", was famed for her beauty and was a mistress of King Henry II of England, famous in English folklore....
, medieval beauty and longtime mistress of Henry II - Rosamund (Gepid)Rosamund (Gepid)Rosamund or Rosamunde was the daughter of Cunimund, king of the Gepids, and wife of Alboin, king of the Lombards.Rosamund was born into a kingdom in crisis, as the Gepid people had been fighting a losing battle against the Lombards since 546, firstly within the context of a Lombardic-Byzantine...
or Rosamunde, second wife of Alboin, King of the Lombards, daughter of King Cunimund of the Gepids - Rosamund KwanRosamund KwanRosamund Kwan Chi-lam is a Chinese actress born in Hong Kong with ancestry in Shenyang, Liaoning in China on her father's side and from Shanghai on her mother's side. She is the daughter of Shaw Brothers star Kwan Shan and actress Cheung Bing Sai...
, a Chinese actress - Rosamund Lake, another name for Edwards Air Force BaseEdwards Air Force BaseEdwards Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base located on the border of Kern County, Los Angeles County, and San Bernardino County, California, in the Antelope Valley. It is southwest of the central business district of North Edwards, California and due east of Rosamond.It is named in...
- Rosamund Elspeth Howe, Baroness Howe of IdlicoteElspeth Howe, Baroness Howe of IdlicoteElspeth Rosamund Morton Howe, Baroness Howe of Idlicote CBE is a British Crossbencher life peer who has served in many capacities in public life. As the wife of Geoffrey Howe, she can also be known as Lady Howe of Aberavon.She is the daughter of the writer Philip Morton Shand by his fourth wife...
- Rosamund PikeRosamund PikeRosamund Mary Elizabeth Pike is a British actress. Her film roles include villainous Bond girl Miranda Frost in Die Another Day, Jane Bennet in Pride and Prejudice, Helen in An Education, Lisa in Made in Dagenham, Miriam Grant-Panofsky in Barney's Version and Kate Sumner in Johnny English...
, British actress - Matthew RosamundMatthew RosamundMatthew Rosamund VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.-Details:...
, soldier and recipient of the Victoria Cross - Rosamunde PilcherRosamunde PilcherRosamunde Pilcher OBE is a British author of romance novels and mainstream women's fiction. Early in her career she was also published under the pen name Jane Fraser. Pilcher retired from writing in 2000.-Early years:...
, British novelist - 540 Rosamunde540 Rosamunde540 Rosamunde is an S-type asteroid belonging to the Flora family in the Main Belt. Its diameter is about 19 km and it has an albedo of 0.243 . Its rotation period is 9.336 hours....
, an asteroid - An opera by Thomas Augustine ArneThomas Augustine ArneThomas Augustine Arne was a British composer, best known for the patriotic song Rule, Britannia!. He also wrote a version of God Save the King, which was to become the British national anthem, and the song A-Hunting We Will Go...
- Rosmonda, a tragicomedy by Carlo GoldoniCarlo GoldoniCarlo Osvaldo Goldoni was an Italian playwright and librettist from the Republic of Venice. His works include some of Italy's most famous and best-loved plays. Audiences have admired the plays of Goldoni for their ingenious mix of wit and honesty...
- "The Complaint of Rosamond" by Samuel DanielSamuel DanielSamuel Daniel was an English poet and historian.-Early life:Daniel was born near Taunton in Somerset, the son of a music-master. He was the brother of lutenist and composer John Danyel. Their sister Rosa was Edmund Spenser's model for Rosalind in his The Shepherd's Calendar; she eventually married...
- Rosamund (Tahlequah, Oklahoma), listed on the NRHP in Cherokee County, OklahomaNational Register of Historic Places listings in Cherokee County, OklahomaThis is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Cherokee County, Oklahoma.This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Cherokee County, Oklahoma, United States...