Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Rosemary was considered sacred to ancient Egyptians, Romans, and Greeks. [33] In Don Quixote (Part One, Chapter XVII), the fictional hero uses rosemary in his recipe for balm of fierabras. [46] It was written about by Pliny the Elder (23–79 CE) [47] and Pedanius Dioscorides (c. 40 CE to c. 90 CE), a Greek botanist (amongst other things).
Rosemary is a feminine given name, a combination of the names Rose which is a flower that belongs to the Rose family, and from the name Mary which is the name of the Virgin Mary and means Strong, Fertile.
Women Healing Earth: Third World Women on Ecology, Feminism, and Religion. New York, March 1996, ISBN 978-1570750571; Introducing Redemption in Christian Feminism (editor), Continuum (1998) ISBN 1-85075-888-3; Christianity and Ecology, Rosemary Radford Ruether and Dieter T Hessel, eds, Harvard University Press, 2000 ISBN 0-945454-20-1
Here's the history and meaning behind Women's history month colors: purple, green, white and gold. Experts explain the fascinating origins.
In 2003, Rosemary Clooney was inducted into the Kentucky Women Remembered exhibit and her portrait by Alison Lyne is on permanent display in the Kentucky State Capitol's rotunda. [16] Also in 2003, Bette Midler, after many years apart, rejoined forces with Barry Manilow to record Bette Midler Sings the Rosemary Clooney Songbook.
Rosie is a nickname for names such as Rosalie, Rosemary, Roseanne, Rosalyn, Rosanna, and more. It is occasionally a male nickname, primarily a short form of Roosevelt. [citation needed] Historically, Rosie has been a reasonably popular given name for infants in England and Wales during the early 21st century, [3] as it was in Victorian times.
Gemstone Meanings: What They Really Stand For Catherine Delahaye - Getty Images Jewels, birthstones, gemstones—so many names for the glitzy, glamorous stones so many of us love to wear each and ...
Gladstar, Rosemary. (2012) Rosemary Gladstar's Medicinal Herbs: A Beginner's Guide: 33 Healing Herbs to Know, Grow, and Use. Storey Publishing, LLC. ISBN 978-1612120058; Gladstar, Rosemary. (2008) Rosemary Gladstar's Herbal Recipes for Vibrant Health: 175 Teas, Tonics, Oils, Salves, Tinctures, and Other Natural Remedies for the Entire Family.