Rosie (given name)
| Rosie | |
|---|---|
|
A rose | |
| Gender | Female |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Latin |
| Meaning | rose |
| Region of origin | Great Britain |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Rose, Rosey, Rosi, Rosy |
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", and others.
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]
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
- ↑ "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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