Rosamund
About Rosamund
This lovely, quintessentially British appellation, also spelled Rosamond, is the name of a legendary twelfth-century beauty. Rare on these shores, it is more than worthy of importation.
There was a time when Rosamund wasn't quite so unusual in the US--she ranked on the Top 1000 from 1881 to 1930, reaching 574 in 1912. Today, fewer than 20 baby girls were given the name in the US, and fewer than five got the alternate version Rosamond.
Early on, the name was associated with 'fair Rosamond' Clifford, mistress of Henry II, whose story was the basis of the Joseph Addison opera Rosamund and the Swinburne play of the same name.
Another, literal, translation of the name"s meaning is 'rose of the world.'
A current bearer is actress and one-time Bond girl Rosamund Pike--who has a son named Solo.
As of October 2026, Rosamund ranked #7428 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #5156 in 2017, Nameberry popularity #807.
Editor's take: The name Rosamund is a girl's name of German origin meaning "horse protection".
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Rosamund on lists
Famous Rosamunds
- Rosamund Clifford
mistress of King Henry II of England, known as "Fair Rosamund" or "Rosa Mundi" ("The Rose of the World")
- Rosamund Mary Ellen Pike
English actress
- Rosamund Kwan (Chi
lam) (born Kwan Kar,wai), Hong Kong actress
- Rosamund Marriott Watson
English poet
- Rosamund Mary Greenwood
English actress
- Rosamund John (born Nora Rosamund Jones)
English actress
- Rosamund Lupton
English novelist
- Rosamund Stanhope
English poet
- Rosamund Abigail Hanson
English actress
Rosamund in pop culture
- Lady Rosamund Painswick
character on Downton Abbey
- Rosamund Musgrove
character in Eudora Welty's 1942 novella The Robber Bridegroom
- Rosamund Larne
daughter,in,law to Silvanus Heythorp in Galsworthy's A Stoic (1918)
- Rosamund Felsen Gallery
art gallery in Santa Monica, California
- Rosamund
Sleeping Beauty's real name in some versions of the fairy tale
- Rosamund “Rosie” Mary Watson
daughter of Dr. John Hamish Watson and Mary Elizabeth Morstan,Watson in BBC's Sherlock
Variations & nicknames
- RosmundaItalian
- RosemundaSpanish
- RosemondeFrench
- RosemundItalian
- RosemondaFrench