Rosie (given name)
Rosie is a feminine given name of English origin.[1] It is a diminutive form of the English language given name Rose, which is of Latin origin.[2] 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", “Rosanna”, and more.
Historically, Rosie has been a reasonably popular given name for infants in England and Wales during the early 21st century,[3] 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.[4] Rosaleen is also an Irish name, Rós Ailínn, meaning beautiful rose.
Notable people named Rosie
Arts and entertainment
- Rosie Beaton, Australian radio announcer
- Rosie Fleeshman (born 1992), British actress
- Rosie Cavaliero (born 1968), British actress
- Rosie Jones (comedian) (born 1990), British comedian and 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 (born 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 (1948-2017), New Zealand author
- Rosie Thomas (writer) (born 1948), author
- Rosie Waldeck (1898–1982), American author
Politics
- Rosie Cooper (born 1950), British politician
- Rosie Douglas (1941–2000), Dominican politician
- Rosie Kane (born 1963), Scottish politician
- Rosie Méndez (born 1963), American politician
- Rosie Winterton (born 1958), British politician
Sports
- Rosie Bonds (born 1944), American hurdler
- Rosie Grant (born 1908-1974), American football player
- Rosie Jones (golfer) (born 1959), American professional golfer
- Rosie Manning (born 1950), American football player
- Rosie Napravnik (born 1988) American jockey
- Rosie Ruiz (born 1953), Cuban-American runner
- Rosie Swale-Pope (born 1946), British charity fundraiser
Other fields
- Rosie Barnes (born 1946), British charity organiser and former politician
- Rosie Boote (born 1878-1958), Irish chorus girl
- Rosie Huntington-Whiteley (born 1987), British supermodel
- Rosie Stancer (born 1960), 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
- 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, formerly a lavender but now cherry red tank engine 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
- Rosie, a rag doll who was one of the title characters in children's TV show Rosie & Jim
- "Rosie", a John Mayer song
- Rosie, a black widow spider in the 1998 Disney/Pixar animated film A Bug's Life
- Rosie, a cat from Animal Crossing.
- Rosie, the main character in the CBeebies show Everything's Rosie
References
- "Rose". behindthename.com. Retrieved 2012-02-15.
- "Rose". sparkpeople.com. Retrieved 2007-11-30.
- "Top 100 names for baby girls in England and Wales". gov.uk. Retrieved 2007-12-14.
- "Popular Baby Names Updated May 11, 2007". ssa.gov. Retrieved 2007-12-14.
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