A granddaughter of Hildibrand Took, who was in turn the eighth of the Old Took's twelve children. Rosamunda thus belonged to a minor branch of the family of the Thains of the Shire. She is important to the story of The Lord of the Rings because she married into the Bolger clan. Her husband was Odovacar Bolger, and their son was Fredegar ('Fatty') Bolger, who aided Frodo and his companions in their escape from the Shire.
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Historically the name Rosamunda developed from Germanic hros 'horse' and mund 'protector', but its popularity was likely influenced by the fact that it reflected the Latin phrases rosa munda 'pure rose' and rosa mundi 'rose of the world'. Given that Tolkien gave several of the Tooks names derived from Latin, and the popularity of flower names among the Shire-hobbits, it seems reasonable to guess that Rosamunda Took's given name was derived directly from the Latin 'pure rose'.
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