Rosie is a feminine

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of English origin. It is a

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form of the English language given name Rose, which is of Latin origin. Similar diminutives in other languages include: ' becoming ' in Spanish, and ' becoming ' in Slavic languages. Rosie is a nickname for variations of "Rose" such as " Rosalie", " Rosemary", "

Roseanne ''Roseanne'' is an American sitcom television series created by Matt Williams and Roseanne Barr which aired on ABC from October 18, 1988, to May 20, 1997, and briefly revived from March 27, 2018, to May 22, 2018. The show stars Barr as Roseann ...

", "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 Victorian or Victorians may refer to: 19th century * Victorian era, British history during Queen Victoria's 19th-century reign ** Victorian architecture ** Victorian house ** Victorian decorative arts ** Victorian fashion ** Victorian literature ...

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. Rosaleen is also an Irish name, Rós Ailínn, meaning beautiful rose.

People

Acting and comedy

* Rosie Bentham (born 2001), British actress * Rosie Cavaliero (born 1968), British actress * Rosie Fleeshman (born 1992), British actress * Rosie Jones (comedian) (born 1990), British comedian and actress *

Rosie Malek-Yonan Rosie Malek-Yonan (b. July 4, 1965) is an Assyrian-American actress, author, director, public figure and activist. Malek-Yonan became a noted pianist at an early age. Having graduated from the University of Cambridge, she settled in the United ...

(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 Rosa Perez (born September 6, 1964) is an American actress, choreographer, dancer, and activist. Her breakthrough came with her portrayal of Tina in the film ''Do the Right Thing'' (1989), followed by ''White Men Can't Jump'' (1992). Perez's perf ...

(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 Rosie Flores (born September 10, 1950) is an American rockabilly and country music artist. Her music blends rockabilly, honky tonk, jazz, and Western swing along with traditional influences from her Tex-Mex heritage. She currently resides in Au ...

(born 1950), American musician * Rosie Gaines, American vocalist, musician, singer-songwriter, and producer * Rosie Ledet (born 1971), American, Creole Zydeco accordion player and singer *

Rosie Martin Treble Charger is a Canadian rock band formed in 1992 in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, consisting of vocalist and guitarist Greig Nori, vocalist and guitarist Bill Priddle, bassist Rosie Martin and drummer Richard Mulligan. They began with a melodic ...

(born 1963), Canadian musician *

Rosie Munter Rosanna Bella Victoria Eriksdotter Munter (born 26 December 1987) is a former child actress and recording artist from Sweden.MTV.comPlay – BioRetrieved 15 August 2011 She is best known as a former member of the Swedish girl group Play and was ...

(born 1987), Swedish, member pop group Play * Rosie Nix-Adams (1958–2003), American singer-songwriter *

Rosie Ribbons Rosemary "Rosie" Ribbons (born 22 July 1983) is a Welsh singer-songwriter. She achieved fame by being one of the finalists in the ITV1 talent show ''Pop Idol''. Subsequently, she went on to have two UK top 20 hits. Early life In the early 19 ...

(born 1983), Australian singer *

Rosie Smith Rosemary Ellen "Rosie" Smith (born 20 July 1983, London) is an English people, English rock music, rock and Heavy metal music, metal musician, best known as the former keyboardist of the United Kingdom, British extreme metal band Cradle of Filth, ...

(born 1984), English musician * Rosie Thomas (singer-songwriter), American singer and songwriter

Literature

* Rosie Boycott (born 1951), British journalist *

Rosie Scott Rosie Scott (22 March 1948 – 4 May 2017) was a novelist, poet, playwright, short-story writer, non-fiction writer, editor and lecturer, with dual Australian and New Zealand citizenship. Early life and career Rosie Scott was born in Wellington ...

(1948-2017), New Zealand author * Rosie Stephenson-Goodknight (born 1953), American Wikipedia editor *

Rosie Thomas (writer) Janey King (born 1947 in Denbigh, Wales) is a British journalist and romance novelist, writing under the pseudonym of Rosie Thomas. She is the author of 20 novels and ranks among the top 100 authors whose books are borrowed from United Kingdom ...

(born 1948), author * R. G. 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 Rosie Méndez (born February 28, 1963) is an American politician who served in the New York City Council from the 2nd district from 2006 to 2017. She is a Democrat. The district includes all or parts of Chelsea, the East Village, the Flatir ...

(born 1963), American politician *

Rosie Winterton Dame Rosalie Winterton, (born 10 August 1958) is a British Labour Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Doncaster Central since 1997. In June 2017, Winterton became one of three Deputy Speakers in the House of Comm ...

(born 1958), British politician

Sports

Rosie Bonds Rosie Bonds Kreidler (born July 7, 1944) competed in the 1964 Summer Olympics for the United States in the Women's 80 metre hurdles. She finished in 1st place in the fourth heat of the first round (10.6 seconds), in 4th place in the first semifina ...

(born 1944), American hurdler *

Rosie Grant Ross Porter "Rosie" Grant (December 28, 1906 – June 15, 1976) was an American professional football player who spent three seasons in the National Football League with the Staten Island Stapletons and the Cincinnati Reds The Cincinnati ...

(born 1908-1974), American football player * Rosie Jones (golfer) (born 1959), American professional golfer *

Rosie Manning Roosevelt "Rosie" Manning, Jr. (born May 31, 1950) is a former American football defensive tackle who played four seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the Atlanta Falcons and Philadelphia Eagles. He was drafted by the Falcons in the ...

(born 1950), American football player * Rosie Napravnik (born 1988) American jockey * Rosie Ruiz (born 1953), Cuban-American who briefly "won" the Boston Marathon by cheating *

Rosie Swale-Pope Rosie Swale-Pope, MBE (born 2 October 1946) is a British author, adventurer and marathon runner. She successfully completed a five-year around-the-world run, raising £250,000 for a charity that supports orphaned children in Russia and to highl ...

(born 1946), British charity fundraiser

Other fields

Rosie Barnes Rosie may refer to: Geography * Rosie, Arkansas, an unincorporated community * Rosie River, Northern Territory, Australia People and characters * Rosie (given name) * Rosie the Rocketeer (aka "Rosie"), a Boeing spaceflight test dummy * Rosie ...

(born 1946), British charity organiser and former politician * Rosie Beaton, Australian radio announcer *

Rosie Boote Rosie Boote (1878 – 17 August 1958) was an Irish Gaiety Girl who became the Marchioness of Headfort when she married in 1901. Early life Rose Boote was born in Ireland, or possibly to Irish parents in England; reports vary on this point. She wa ...

(born 1878-1958), Irish chorus girl * Rosie Huntington-Whiteley (born 1987), British supermodel * Rosie Stancer (born 1960), English polar explorer

Fictional characters

* Rosie Banks, in the Channel 4 soap opera, '' Brookside'', played by actress Susan Twist * "Rosie", aka

Rosetta Cammeniti Rosetta "Rosie" Cammeniti is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera ''Neighbours'', played by Natalie Saleeba. The character was introduced into the serial as part of a group of four "20 somethings." Saleeba began filming in July and ...

, in the Australian soap opera ''Neighbours'' * Rosie Colton, in the BBC soap opera ''Doctors'', played by Janice Connolly * Rosie Fox, in the ITV drama '' The Bill'', played by actress Caroline Catz * Rosie Grape, from the Christian children's direct-to-video series '' VeggieTales'' * Rosie Hoyland, in the Australian soap opera ''Neighbours'', played by actress Maggie Millar *

Rosie Miller Rosie Swann (also Miller) is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'', played by Gerry Cowper. Her first appearance was 6 September 2004 and she was axed in 2006, with her final scenes airing July 2006. Rosie is the mother ...

, in the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'' *

Rosie M. Banks Rosie M. Banks is a recurring fictional character in the Jeeves and Drones Club stories of British author P. G. Wodehouse, being a romance novelist and the wife of Bingo Little. Inspiration The character was inspired by the prolific early twe ...

, in ''Jeeves'' and ''Drones Club'' stories *

Rosie Mole Rosie Germaine Mole is a fictional character in Sue Townsend's ''Adrian Mole'' series. Rosie is Adrian's half-sister, and first appears in the book ''The Growing Pains of Adrian Mole''. She is very close to her brother Adrian. He thinks that Rosie ...

, in ''Adrian Mole'' novels * Rosie Webster, in the British TV soap opera ''Coronation Street'' * Rosie the Riveter, American propaganda campaign to reduce labor shortages during the Second World War * Rosie the Rocketeer, an anthropomorphic test dummy used by Boeing for Starliner test spaceflights * Rosie the Robot Maid, in the animated TV show ''The Jetsons'' *

Rosie the Waitress Rosie may refer to: Geography * Rosie, Arkansas, an unincorporated community * Rosie River, Northern Territory, Australia People and characters * Rosie (given name) * Rosie the Rocketeer (aka "Rosie"), a Boeing spaceflight test dummy * Rosie th ...

, in commercials for Bounty paper towels, played by actress Nancy Walker *

Rodeo Rosie The Muppets are a group of puppet characters created by Jim Henson, many for the purpose of appearing on the children's television program '' Sesame Street''. Some of the best known Muppets on ''Sesame Street'' include Big Bird, Oscar the Gro ...

, on the American children's TV show '' Sesame Street'' *

Rosie (Big Daddy) Rapture is a fictional city in the ''BioShock'' series published by 2K Games. It is an underwater city that is the main setting for the games '' BioShock'' and ''BioShock 2''. The city also briefly appears in '' BioShock Infinite'', and is fea ...

, a type of enemy in the popular 2007 video game '' BioShock'' and its sequel ''

BioShock 2 ''BioShock 2'' is a first-person shooter video game developed by 2K Marin and published by 2K Games. It was released worldwide for PlayStation 3, Windows, and Xbox 360 on February 9, 2010; Feral Interactive released an OS X version on March 30 ...

'' * Rosie, a tank engine in the TV show '' Thomas and Friends'' * Rosie, in the Canadian children's TV show '' Caillou'' * Rosie, a baby girl in the animated film '' A Troll in Central Park'' * Rosie, the

roundabout A roundabout is a type of circular intersection or junction in which road traffic is permitted to flow in one direction around a central island, and priority is typically given to traffic already in the junction.''The New Shorter Oxford En ...

in the children's TV show '' Playdays'' * Rosie, a rag doll who was one of the titular characters in the British children's TV show ''

Rosie & Jim ''Rosie and Jim'' (sometimes written as ''Rosie & Jim'') is a British children's television programme which was produced by Ragdoll Productions and aired on ITV from 3 September 1990 to 16 May 2000. The programme was then repeated periodicall ...

'' * Rosie, a black widow spider in the 1998 animated film '' A Bug's Life'' * Rosie, a cat in the video game series Animal Crossing * Rosie, the main character in the CBeebies show '' Everything's Rosie''

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