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Rosamond definition

Rosa·mond or Rosamund Ros′a·mund (räz′ə mənd, rō′zə-)

noun

a feminine name: dim. Roz

Etymology: ME Rosamunda < OFr Rosamonde or Sp Rosamunda < ML Rosamunda, as if < L rosa munda, clean rose, but ult. < OHG Hrosmund < Gmc hros, horse + *mund-, hand, protection: see manual

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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