Rosmarin
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Rosmarin
Frequency: (137)
(number of times this surname appears in a sample database of 88.7 million names, representing one third of the 1997 US population)
German: metonymic occupational name for a herbalist, from Rosmarin ‘rosemary’ (from Latin ros marinus, literally ‘sea dew’).
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Mentioned in
Blood and Tears: The Arab-Israeli Conflict
(2007 Film)
Schön Rosmarin, for violin & piano
(Classical Work)
Chet Atkins in Three Dimensions
(1955 Album by Chet Atkins)
The Kreisler Album
(Classical Album)
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