Rosie (given name)

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Rosie
Bridal pink - morwell rose garden.jpg
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
Musicians
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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 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

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