Rosamund
A girls’ name of Old German origin, meaning horse protector; protection and wisdom.
Rosamund by the numbers
In 2025, 8 babies in England and Wales were named Rosamund. In the US, 26 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in England and Wales than in the US.
Its best year in America so far is the most recent one on record, which means it was still climbing when the records end.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Rosamund. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Rosamondhorse protection; variant of Rosamund
- Rosalindbeautiful horse; from Old High German ros and lind197 in the US (2017)
- Rosalinalittle rose; a form of Rosa166 in the US (2017)
- Rosalynnrose flower; feminine form of rose names131 in the US (2017)
- Rosalindabeautiful rose117 in the US (2017)
- Rosalinelittle rose; a form of Rosalind54 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean a horse
Like Rosamund, each of these has a horse in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Pippahorse lover; diminutive of Philippa348 in England and Wales (2025)
- Roslynhorse promontory; a form of Roslin179 in the US (2017)
- Philippalover of horses128 in England and Wales (2025)
- Eowynhorse friend; from Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings25 in England and Wales (2025)
- Filippaa form of Philippa; lover of horses6 in England and Wales (2025)
- Pesselhorse; yiddish form of pesach7 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean wisdom
Like Rosamund, each of these has wisdom in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Sophiawisdom14,848 in the US (2017)
- Sofiawisdom1,490 in England and Wales (2025)
- Skylarscholar, learned one; a modern respelling of Schuyler4,984 in the US (2017)
- Quinndescendant of Conn; wise and intelligent4,467 in the US (2017)
- Sophiewisdom724 in England and Wales (2025)
- Athenagoddess of wisdom and warfare519 in England and Wales (2025)
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