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Rosie (given name)

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Gender
  
Female

Meaning
  
rose

Word/name
  
Latin

Region of origin
  
Great Britain

Rosie (given name)

Related names
  
Rose, Rosey, Rosi, Rosy

Rosie is a feminine given name of English origin. It is a diminutive form of the English language given name Rose, which is of Latin origin. Similar diminutives in other languages include: Rosa becoming Rosita in Spanish, and Ruža becoming Ružica in Slavic languages. Rosie is a nickname for variations of "Rose" such as "Rosalie", "Rosemary", "Roseanne", "Rosalyn", and others.

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Historically, Rosie has been a reasonably popular given name for infants in England and Wales during the early 21st century, as it was in Victorian times. It continues to be popular in Scotland, as well. However, it has been rare as a given name for newborns in the United States since the 1980s.

Notable people called Rosie

Arts and entertainment
  • Rosie Beaton (b. ?), Australian radio announcer
  • Rosie Cavaliero (born 1968), British actress
  • Rosie Malek-Yonan (born 1965), Assyrian actress, artist, director, author and activist
  • Rosie Marcel (born 1977), English actress
  • Rosie O'Donnell (born 1962), American comedian and talk show hostess
  • Rosie Perez (born 1964), American actress
  • Rosie Tenison (born 1968), American actress and model
  • Rosie Tran (born 1984), American actress, writer, and stand up comedian
  • Rosie Wilby (b. 1970), British comedian
    • Musicians
  • Rosie Flores (born 1950), American musician
  • Rosie Gaines (b. ?), American vocalist, musician, singer-songwriter, and producer
  • Rosie Ledet (born 1971), American, Creole Zydeco accordion player and singer
  • Rosie Martin (born 1963), Canadian musician
  • Rosie Munter (born 1987), Swedish, member pop group Play
  • Rosie Nix Adams (1958–2003), American singer-songwriter
  • Rosie Ribbons (born 1983), Australian singer
  • Rosie Smith (born 1984), English musician
  • Rosie Thomas (b. ?), American singer and songwriter
    • Literature
  • Rosie Boycott (born 1951), British journalist
  • Rosie Scott, New Zealand author
  • Rosie Thomas (writer), author
  • Rosie Waldeck (1898–1982), American author
    • Politics
  • Rosie Cooper (born 1950), British politician
  • Rosie Douglas (1941–2000), Dominican politician
  • Rosie Kane, Scottish politician
  • Rosie Méndez (born 1963), American politician
  • Rosie Winterton (born 1958), British politician
    • Sports
  • Rosie Bonds (born 1944), American hurdler
  • Rosie Jones (born 1959), American professional golfer
  • Rosie Manning (born 1950), American football player
  • Rosie Napravnik (born 1988) American jockey
  • Rosie Ruiz, Cuban-American runner
  • Rosie Swale-Pope (born 1946), British charity fundraiser
    • Other fields
  • Rosie Barnes (born 1946), British charity organiser and former politician
  • Rosie Huntington-Whiteley (born 1987), British supermodel
  • Rosie Stancer, English polar explorer

    • Fictional characters

  • Rosie (Big Daddy), a type of enemy in the popular 2007 video game BioShock, and its sequel BioShock 2.
  • Rodeo Rosie, fictional character on American TV show Sesame Street
  • '"Rosie", the famous character penned by the late Bon Scott in the AC/DC song "Whole Lotta Rosie," off the album "Let There Be Rock"
  • "Rosie", aka Rosetta Cammeniti, fictional character in the Australian soap opera "Neighbours"
  • Rosie Banks, fictional character in the UK Channel 4 soap opera, Brookside, played by actress Susan Twist
  • Rosie Fox, fictional character from the ITV drama The Bill, played by actress Caroline Catz
  • Rose "Rosie" (Cotton) Gardner, a fictional hobbit character in J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-earth books
  • Rosie Hoyland, fictional character in the Australian soap opera Neighbours, played by actress Maggie Millar
  • Rosie Miller, fictional character in the BBC soap opera "EastEnders"
  • Rosie M. Banks, fictional character in "Jeeves" and "Drones Club" stories
  • Rosie Mole, fictional character in "Adrian Mole" novels
  • Rosie the Riveter, American propaganda campaign to reduce labour shortages during the Second World War.
  • Rosie the Robot Maid, fictional character in the TV animated series "The Jetsons"
  • Rosie the Waitress, fictional character appearing in commercials for Bounty paper towels, played by actress Nancy Walker
  • Rosie Grape, a fictional character on the video series VeggieTales
  • Rosie, a pink train from the TV series Thomas and Friends
  • Rosie Webster, fictional character in the UK TV soap "Coronation Street"
  • Rosie (character), fictional character from the children's television show Caillou
  • Rosie, a baby girl character from the animated film A Troll in Central Park
  • Rosie, the roundabout in children's TV show Playdays

    • References

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