Rosie (given name)
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", “Rosanna”, and more.
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, Australian radio announcer
- Rosie Fleeshman, British actress
- Rosie Cavaliero, British actress
- Rosie Malek-Yonan, Assyrian actress, artist, director, author and activist
- Rosie Marcel, English actress
- Rosie O'Donnell, American comedian and talk show hostess
- Rosie Perez, American actress
- Rosie Tenison, American actress and model
- Rosie Tran, American actress, writer, and stand up comedian
- Rosie Wilby, British comedian
Musicians
- Rosie Flores, American musician
- Rosie Gaines, American vocalist, musician, singer-songwriter, and producer
- Rosie Ledet, American, Creole Zydeco accordion player and singer
- Rosie Martin, Canadian musician
- Rosie Munter, Swedish, member pop group Play
- Rosie Nix Adams, American singer-songwriter
- Rosie Ribbons, Australian singer
- Rosie Smith, English musician
- Rosie Thomas, American singer and songwriter
Literature
- Rosie Boycott, British journalist
- Rosie Scott, New Zealand author
- Rosie Thomas , author
- Rosie Waldeck, American author
Politics
- Rosie Cooper, British politician
- Rosie Douglas, Dominican politician
- Rosie Kane, Scottish politician
- Rosie Méndez, American politician
- Rosie Winterton, British politician
Sports
- Rosie Bonds, American hurdler
- Rosie Grant, American football player
- Rosie Jones, American professional golfer
- Rosie Manning, American football player
- Rosie Napravnik American jockey
- Rosie Ruiz, Cuban-American runner
- Rosie Swale-Pope, British charity fundraiser
Other fields
- Rosie Barnes, British charity organiser and former politician
- Rosie Boote, Irish chorus girl
- Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, British supermodel
- Rosie Stancer, English polar explorer
Fictional characters
- Rosie, 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, a pink tank engine from the TV series Thomas and Friends
- Rosie Webster, fictional character in the UK TV soap Coronation Street
- Rosie, 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 A Bug's Life
