Rosmerta - First or Last?

[Steve]

No: HPFGUIDX 87806

I am dangerously treading on the boundary between what is on-topic and
what is off, but I'll give it a shot anyway.

This concerns Madame Rosmerta's name. Do you think Rosmerta is her
first name or her last name?

I've always taken it to be her first name, and while that goes against
the standard convention of using titles like 'Madame', it still seems
reasonable to me.

The 'Madame' part of her name is to show respect to an independant
business woman, not to mention you don't want to get on the bad side
of the woman who controls the taps. But because she is in the
hospitality business, she would want to be on very friendly terms with
her customers. The combination of the two yields my conclusion that
'Madame Rosmerta' is Title+FirstName.

Any thoughts?


FYI:
In Gaulish Celtic mythology, Rosmerta was the goddess of fire, warmth,
and abundance. A flower queen and hater of marriage, Rosmerta was also
the queen of death. A Celtic goddess of fertility and wealth, whose
cult was widely spread in Northeast Gaul. Rosmerta was the wife of
Esus, the Gaulish Hermes. Her attributes are a cornucopia and a stick
with two snakes.

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