Meanings
Origin
- cs,hu,sh,sk,slRozman,Rožman,Rozmán
- GermanRosemann
- Proto-Germanic*hrussą“horse”
- Middle EnglishRosamunde
- EnglishRoseman
* From Middle English Rosamunde, a female given name ultimately from Proto-Germanic *hrussą (“horse”) + *mundō (“protection”), but by medieval folk etymology interpreted as Latin rosa munda (“pure rose”) and therefore as an epithet of the Virgin Mary. * An artificial name or name adopted by the husband of a woman with the Yiddish name רויזע (royze); see Rose. * An Americanized form of German Rosemann or Rosmann; see Rossmann. * An Americanized form of Czech, Hungarian, Serbo-Croatian, Slovak, and Slovene Rozman, Rožman, or Rozmán.
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Roseman. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Roseman
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