Habitational name derived from a number of locations named Harlow, from Old English hær “rock, heap of stones” or here “army”, combined with hlaw “hill”.
Derived from the Germanic element id meaning “work, labour”. The Normans brought this name to England, though it eventually died out there in the Middle Ages. It was strongly revived in the 19th century, in part due to the heroine in Alfred Lord Tennyson’s poem The Princess (1847), which was later adapted into the play Princess Ida (1884) by Gilbert and Sullivan.Though the etymology is unrelated, this is the name of a mountain on the island of Crete where, according to Greek myth, the god Zeus was born.
People with the name Rosamund have a deep inner desire to use their abilities in leadership, and to have personal independence. They would rather focus on large, important issues, and delegate the details.
People with the name Ridgeley have a deep inner desire to use their abilities in leadership, and to have personal independence. They would rather focus on large, important issues, and delegate the details.