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Rosamund

Girl name · 3 babies recorded · 1974–2025

Rosamund: 3 babies born in Scotland since 1974, given to girls, peaking at 3 births in 1984.

Derived from the Germanic elements *hros* (horse) and *mund* (protection), Rosamund also shares a Latin folk etymology connecting it to *rosa munda* (pure rose). The most famous bearer was Rosamund Clifford, the 12th-century beauty and mistress of King Henry II, whose tragic story inspired ballads and legends. The name gained literary prestige through Rosamund Vincy in George Eliot’s *Middlemarch*. While no Scottish place directly shares the name, the variant Rosamond enjoyed some popularity in the 19th century. Interestingly, Rosamund is sometimes considered one of the “lost” romantic names, sitting alongside Rosalind and Rosabelle in the golden age of floral-inspired choices—a quiet classic that never fully went out of use.