Rosemary meaning

Rosemary is an old English name coined from the combination of Rose and Mary. Rosemary also shares its name with the herb, from the Latin "ros" meaning "dew" and "Marinus" meaning "sea," resulting from the fact that rosemary, native to the Mediterranean region, needs very little water to survive. Rather, rosemary needed only the "dew from the sea" or the moisture carried by Mediterranean breezes. Not only is rosemary a fragrant plant with pretty blooming flowers that dresses up any garden, but it also gives food flavor and medicinal benefits to people. Rosemary is believed to treat health problems from gout from numbness to memory loss. Even Shakespeare's Ophelia says: "There's rosemary, that's for the memory." (Hamlet, Iv. 5.). Rosemary has also been associated with love since the Middle Ages when wedding brides often wore headdresses adorned with rosemary (as a love charm of sorts). If one tapped another with a sprig of rosemary that contained a blooming flower, it was said that the couple would fall in love. Or else she could find out who was destined to be her fateful lover by planting rosemary plants; the first to bloom would signify a destined soulmate. The love connection may have something to do with the belief that Aphrodite (the Greek goddess of love) was said to have risen from the rosemary-covered sea. The religion has its legend, too. The Mater was said to have covered her shawl over a rosemary bush turning the blooming flowers blue (henceforth, giving the bush its name: Rose of Mary). There were all sorts of medieval legends revolving around rosemary - from the attraction of love to the repulsion of witches. From the attraction of health to the repulsion of disease. General rosemary is an aromatic, flavorful herb that contains positive energy. As a female name, Romero came into fashion in the 19th century as naming daughters after trees, plants, and flowers became very fashionable. Not to mention the bonus of two very different names putting together: Rose + Maria. There was a time when Romero and Rosemarie were very popular throughout the English-speaking world, but not so much anymore. General rosemary is an aromatic, flavorful herb that contains positive energy. As a female name, Romero came into fashion in the 19th century as naming daughters after trees, plants, and flowers became very fashionable. Not to mention the bonus of two very different names putting together: Rose + Maria. There was a time when Romero and Rosemarie were very popular throughout the English-speaking world, but not so much anymore. General rosemary is an aromatic, flavorful herb that contains positive energy. As a female name, Romero came into fashion in the 19th century as naming daughters after trees, plants, and flowers became very fashionable. Not to mention the bonus of two very different names putting together: Rose + Maria. There was a time when Romero and Rosemarie were very popular throughout the English-speaking world, but not so much anymore.