Rosemary
Rosemary is a girl name of Latin origin, meaning Dew of the sea; the herb of remembrance.
What Rosemary means
Dew of the sea; the herb of remembrance.
Rosemary sits at 8 letters, and ends on a consonant, which gives it a firmer stop.
Where Rosemary comes from
Latin names travelled through the Roman world and then through the Church, which is why so many survive across Europe in local variants. A great many were originally descriptive — of virtue, of appearance, or of birth order.
Rosemary is recorded as Latin in origin. Browse other Latin names.
How popular is Rosemary?
In the girl name rankings we track, Rosemary falls outside the top 100. That puts it in the broad middle ground where most names live: familiar to those who know it, uncommon enough to still feel like a choice.
The character of Rosemary
We group Rosemary under flowers and growing things, Ocean and the natural world — an unusual pairing, and often the reason a name feels the way it does. Each theme opens a full list of names sharing it.
Names like Rosemary
These share Rosemary's themes, origin, or both — closest first.
- Rose — The rose flower.
- Violet — The violet flower; the color purple.
- Camellia — The camellia flower.
- Flora — Flower; goddess of spring.
- Florence — Flourishing; in bloom.
- Daisy — The day's-eye flower.
- Daphne — The laurel tree.
- Hana — Flower, blossom.
- Iris — Rainbow; messenger of the gods.
- Lily — The lily flower — purity and beauty.
- Roisin — Little rose.
- Romy — Rosemary; dew of the sea.