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According to the database the Ros- in Rosamund also comes from hros. But I would guess that with both Rosalind and Rosamund, they were influenced by "rosey" meanings, spellings, and probably pronunciations. Rosalinda, for instance, is pronounced RO-sa-linda, and it's not incorrect - especially because it also means "pretty rose" in Spanish. This database even has Rosalind pronounced with a long O from that influence.

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Basically, I was just trying to say that past etymology of an old language doesn't necessarily dictate current pronunciation in modern languages.

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