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    Rosemary

    ROHZ-mair-ee

    Latin
    Girl
    Meaning-based name
    Meaning
    Dew of the sea; Rose of Mary
    Origin
    Latin
    Is it in the Bible?
    No — the name Rosemary does not appear in the King James Bible. Christian families use it for its meaning, "Dew of the sea; Rose of Mary", and for the biblical themes that meaning touches, not because anyone in Scripture is called Rosemary.
    First appears in
    Does not appear in the King James text
    Peak US usage
    1940s (0.23% of births), currently falling
    Spiritual meaning
    Rosemary distills as God's dew — doctrine dropping, roots deep as Lebanon, lily growing, the tender herb refreshed by heaven's gentle moisture.
    Verses on this meaning
    • Hosea 14:5

      "I will be as the dew unto Israel: he shall grow as the lily, and cast forth his roots as Lebanon."

    • Deuteronomy 32:2

      "My doctrine shall drop as the rain, my speech shall distil as the dew, as the small rain upon the tender herb, and as the showers upon the grass."

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