Rosamond is a feminine given name, which may refer to:

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Rosamond Carr Rosamond Carr (née Halsey) (August 28, 1912 – September 29, 2006) was an American humanitarian and author.Martin, Douglas ''The New York Times'', October 8, 2006. Retrieved April 1, 2014. She was born in South Orange, New Jersey. In 1942, she ...

(1912–2006), American humanitarian and author *

Rosamund Clifford Rosamund Clifford (before 1150 – ), often called "The Fair Rosamund" or "Rose of the World" (Latin: ''rosa mundi''), was a medieval English noblewoman and mistress of Henry II, King of England, who became famous in English folklore. Life ...

(before 1150 – c. 1176), English mistress of King Henry II *

Rosamond Langbridge Rosamond Grant Langbridge (1880 – 2 July 1964) was an Irish novelist, playwright and poet. Life She was born at Glenalla, County Donegal, Ireland, the daughter of Rev. Frederick Langbridge, a writer, poet (''The Scales of Heaven'') and p ...

(1880–1964), Irish novelist, playwright and poet *

Rosamond Lehmann Rosamond Nina Lehmann (3 February 1901 – 12 March 1990) was an English novelist and translator. Her first novel, '' Dusty Answer'' (1927), was a '' succès de scandale''; she subsequently became established in the literary world and intima ...

(1901–1990), British novelist * Rosamond Marshall (1902–1957), American novelist *

Rosamond McKitterick Rosamond Deborah McKitterick (born 31 May 1949) is an English medieval historian. She is an authority on the Franks, Frankish kingdoms in the eighth and ninth centuries AD, who uses palaeography, palaeographical and manuscript studies to illumi ...

(born 1949), British medieval historian * R. J. Mitchell (author) (born 1902), English author and archivist *

Rosamond Pinchot Rosamond Pinchot (October 26, 1904 – January 24, 1938) was an American socialite, stage and film actress. Early life and career Born in New York City, Pinchot was the daughter of Amos Pinchot, a wealthy lawyer and a key figure in the Progre ...

(1904–1938), American socialite and actress *

Rosamond Praeger Sophia Rosamond Praeger, MBE, HRHA, MA (17 April 1867 – 16 April 1954) was an Irish artist, sculptor, illustrator, poet and writer. Early life and education Praeger was born in Holywood, County Down, Ireland on 17 April 1867. Her parents ...

(1867–1954), Irish artist, sculptor and writer *Rosamond Royal, pen name of

Jeanne Hines Jeanne Hines ( July 29, 1922 in West Virginia - August 23, 2014) was an American writer of gothic novels using her real name and romance novels as Valerie Sherwood and Rosamond Royal. Biography Jeanne Hines was born in Moorefield, West Virgini ...

(born 1922), American writer *Rosamond Smith, a pen name of Joyce Carol Oates (born 1938), American author *

Rose Wilkinson Rosamond Wilkinson (née Owens; March 19, 1885 – December 18, 1968) was a provincial and municipal level politician from Alberta, Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the ...

(1885–1968), Canadian politician * Rosamond "Roz" Young (1912 - 2005), American author, educator and historian

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*the title character of ''

The Complaint of Rosamond ''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in En ...

'', by

Samuel Daniel Samuel Daniel (1562–1619) was an English poet, playwright and historian in the late-Elizabethan and early- Jacobean eras. He was an innovator in a wide range of literary genres. His best-known works are the sonnet cycle ''Delia'', the epi ...

*a girl with four cats in the

Nate the Great ''Nate the Great'' is a series of 30 children's literature, children's detective stories written by Marjorie Weinman Sharmat featuring the eponymous boy detective, Nate the Great. Sharmat and illustrator Marc Simont inaugurated the series in 197 ...

detective story series

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