The name Rosamund (, also spelled Rosamond and

Rosamunde ''Rosamunde, Fürstin von Zypern'' (''Rosamunde, Princess of Cyprus'') is a play by Helmina von Chézy, which is primarily remembered for the incidental music which Franz Schubert composed for it. Music and play premiered in Vienna's Theater a ...

) is a feminine given name and can also be a family name (surname). Originally it combined the Germanic elements ''hros'', meaning ''horse'', and ''mund'', meaning "protection". Later, it was influenced by the

Latin Latin ( or ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic languages, Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally spoken by the Latins (Italic tribe), Latins in Latium (now known as Lazio), the lower Tiber area aroun ...

phrases ''rosa munda'', meaning "pure rose", and ''rosa mundi'', meaning "rose of the world". Ultimately quoting ''Dives et pauper'', London, 1493. "Rosamunda" is the Italian, "Rosamunde" is the German and "Rosemonde" the French form of the name. People named Rosamund include: * Rosamund (wife of Alboin) (), second wife of Alboin, King of the Germanic Lombards * Rosamund Bartlett, American writer, scholar, translator and lecturer specializing in Russian literature *

Rosamund Clifford Rosamund Clifford (possibly before 1140 1176), often called "The Fair Rosamund" or "Rose of the World" (Latin: ''rosa mundi''), was a Middle Ages, medieval English noblewoman and Royal mistress, mistress of Henry II of England, Henry II, King o ...

(before 1150–c. 1176), medieval beauty and longtime mistress of King Henry II *

Rosamund Greenwood Rosamund Mary Von Pokorny (12 June 1907 – 15 July 1997) better known as Rosamund Greenwood, was a British actress who was active on screen from 1935 until 1990. Biography After training at London's Central School, she was on stage from the lat ...

(1907–1997), British actress * Rosamund John (1913–1998), English actress *

Rosamund Kwan Rosamund Kwan Chi Lam (born Kwan Kar Wai on 24 September 1962) is a former Hong Kong actress, known for her on-screen pairing with Andy Lau in dramatic films such as '' Casino Raiders'' and '' The Wesley's Mysterious File,'' and for her role o ...

(born 1962), Chinese actress * Rosamund Lupton (born 1964), British author *

Rosamunde Pilcher Rosamunde Pilcher, OBE (''née'' Scott; 22 September 1924 – 6 February 2019) was a British novelist, best known for her sweeping novels set in Cornwall. Her books have sold over 60 million copies worldwide. Early in her career she was publis ...

(1924–2019), British author *

Rosamund Pike Rosamund Mary Ellen Pike (born 1979) is an English actress and producer. Known for psychological thrillers and dramas, she is the recipient of List of awards and nominations received by Rosamund Pike, numerous accolades, including a Primetime Em ...

(born 1979), English actress * Rosamund Hanson (born 1989), English actress * Rosamund Stanhope (1919–2005), British poet and teacher * Rosamund Vallings, New Zealand doctor, specialist in

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* Rosamund Marriott Watson (1860–1911), English poet and critic who wrote under the pseudonym of Graham R. Tomson

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