Róisín

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Roisin Given Name
Pronunciation	roʊˈʃiːn
Gender	Female
Meaning	'little rose'
Region of Origin	Irish
Origin	Irish
Related names	Róisín, Róisín Dubh, Rose, Rósha, Rosie
Wikipedia articles	All pages beginning with Roisin
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Róisín (pronounced /roʊˈʃiːn/ in English) is an Irish female given name meaning blooming rose. The English equivalent is Rose or Rosie.

Róisín, as a name, may refer to:

• Róisín Dubh ('Black Rose'), probably one of the daughters of Red Hugh O'Neill, Earl of Tyrone in the late 16th Century
• Róisín Murphy, vocalist
• Róisín Shortall, Irish politician
• Róisín Egenton, 2000 Rose of Tralee and musician
• Roisin Dunne, guitarist, 7 Year Bitch
• Roisin McAuley, author
• Roisin McCloskey, 2004 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair winner, for whom asteroid 20893 Rosymccloskey 2000 WJ75 is named
• Roisin McGettigan, athlete
• Róisín McAliskey, daughter of Irish activist Bernadette Devlin McAliskey, an international cause when she, pregnant, was incarcerated in 1996 by the British. She was exonerated and released but not until after she gave birth in shackles

It may also refer to:

• Róisín Dubh (poem) ('Black Rose'), a Gaelic poem translated by James Clarence Mangan. This poem has been referenced by the Irish folk group, The Dubliners, on their album A Celtic Celebration, as well as on their compilation albums. It has also been referenced by the Irish-American punk band Flogging Molly, on their album Within a Mile of Home
• Róisín Dubh (song) ('Black Rose'), an Irish political song, based on the aforementioned poem
• LÉ Róisín (P51), a ship in the Irish Naval Service
• The phrase Róisín Dubh ('Black Rose') is sometimes used to describe Thin Lizzy frontman Phil Lynott, as in the album Black Rose: A Rock Legend

Without the diacritical marks, Roisin refers to

• the town of Roisin, Belgium
• the Livre Roisin Middle Ages French manuscript