- Rosie (given name)
Infobox Given Name Revised
name = Rosie
imagesize=200 px
caption=A rose
pronunciation=
gender = Female
meaning = "rose"
region =British Isles
origin =Latin
related names = Rose
footnotes =Rosie is a feminine
given name of British origin. [cite web |url=http://www.babynames.com/name/ROSIE |title=Rosie |publisher=babynames.com |accessdate=2007-11-30] It is adiminutive form of theEnglish language given name Rose,Latin origin. [cite web |url=http://babyfit.sparkpeople.com/baby-names-detail.asp?name=Rose |title=Rose |publisher=sparkpeople.com |accessdate=2007-11-30] It's a diminutive in other languages as well: "Rosa" becomes "Rosita" in Spanish, and "Ruza" becomes "Ruzitsa" inSlavic languages . Rosie is anickname for variations of "Rose" such as "Rosalie", "Rosemarie", "Rosemary", "Roseanne", "Rosibel", "Rosalyn", and others.Historically, Rosie has been a reasonably popular given name for infants in
England andWales during the early 21st century, [cite web |url=http://www.statistics.gov.uk/specials/babiesnames_girls.asp
title=Top 100 names for baby girls in England and Wales |publisher=gov.uk |accessdate=2007-12-14] as it was in Victorian times. It continues to be popular inScotland , as well. However, it's been rare as a given name for newborns in the United States since the 1980s. [cite web |url=http://www.ssa.gov/OACT/babynames/ |title=Popular Baby Names Updated May 11, 2007 |publisher=ssa.gov |accessdate=2007-12-14]The given name Rosie may refer to people such as:
;Arts and entertainment
*Roseanne Barr (b. 1952), aka "Rosie", American comedian
*Rosie Beaton (b. ?), Australian radio announcer
*Rosie Cavaliero (b. 197?), British actress
*Rosie Flores (b. 1950), Mexican-American musician
*Rosie Gaines (b. ?), American vocalist, musician, singer-songwriter, and producer
*Rosie Ledet (b. 1971), American, Creole Zydeco accordion player and singer
*Rosie Malek-Yonan (b. ?), Assyrian actress, artist, director, author and activist
*Rosie Marcel (b. 1977), English actress
*Rosie Martin (b. 1963), Canadian musician
*Rosie Munter (b. 1987), Swedish, member pop group Play
*Rosie Nix Adams (1958 - 2003), American singer-songwriter
*Rosie Oddie (b. 1985), British singer-songwriter
*Rosie O'Donnell (b. 1962), American comedian and talk show hostess
*Rosie Perez (b. 1964), American actress
*Rosie Ribbons (b. 1983), Australian singer
*Rosie Smith (b. 1984), English musician
*Rosie Tenison (b. 1968), American actress and model
*Rosie Thomas (b. ?), American singer and songwriter
*Rosie Tran (b. 1984), American actress, writer, and stand up comedian
*Rosie Wilby (b. ?), British comedian;Literature
*Rosie Boycott (b. 1951), British journalist
*Rosie Scott , New Zealand author
*Rosie Thomas (writer) , author
* Rosie Waldeck (1898 – 1982), American author
*Rosie Cotton ,Samwise Gamgee 's wife fromThe Lord of the Rings ;Politics
*Rosie Cooper (b. 1950), British politician
*Rosie Douglas (1941 – 2000), Dominican politician
*Rosie Kane , Scottish politician
*Rosie Méndez (b. 1963), American politician
*Rosie Winterton (b. 1958), British politician;Sports
*Rosie Bonds (b. 1944), American hurdler
*Rosie Jones (b. 1959), American professional golfer
*Rosie Ruiz , Cuban-American runner
*Rosie Swale-Pope (b. 1946), British woman attempting to run around the world;Other fields
*Rosie Barnes (b. 1946), British charity organiser and former politician
*Rosie Huntington-Whiteley (b. 1987), British supermodel
*Rosie Reid (b. ?), English, student from the University of Bristol who sold her virginity online in 2004 to the highest bidder
*Rosie Stancer , English polar explorerReferences
Rosie Kaefinger
ee also
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Rosie , disambiguation page
*Rose (name)
*Rosey
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