Rosie (given name)

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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", "Rosibel", "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]

People

Arts and entertainment

• Rosie Beaton (b. ?), Australian radio announcer
• Rosie Cavaliero (born 1968), British actress
• Rosie Malek-Yonan (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 (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 (b. 1970), British comedian

Musicians

• Rosie Flores (born 1950), American musician
• Rosie Gaines (b. ?), American vocalist, musician, singer-songwriter, and producer
• Rosie Ledet (born 1971), American, Creole Zydeco accordion player and singer
• Rosie Martin (born 1963), Canadian musician
• Rosie Munter (born 1987), Swedish, member pop group Play
• Rosie Nix Adams (1958–2003), American singer-songwriter
• Rosie Ribbons (born 1983), Australian singer
• Rosie Smith (born 1984), English musician
• Rosie Thomas (b. ?), American singer and songwriter

Literature

• Rosie Boycott (born 1951), British journalist
• Rosie Scott, New Zealand author
• Rosie Thomas (writer), author
• Rosie Waldeck (1898–1982), American author

Fiction

• Rosie Cotton, hobbit in J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings

Politics

• Rosie Cooper (born 1950), British politician
• Rosie Douglas (1941–2000), Dominican politician
• Rosie Kane, Scottish politician
• Rosie Méndez (born 1963), American politician
• Rosie Winterton (born 1958), British politician

Sports

• Rosie Bonds (born 1944), American hurdler
• Rosie Jones (born 1959), American professional golfer
• Rosie Napravnik (born 1988) American jockey
• Rosie Ruiz, Cuban-American runner
• Rosie Swale-Pope (born 1946), British charity fundraiser

Other fields

• Rosie Barnes (born 1946), British charity organiser and former politician
• Rosie Huntington-Whiteley (born 1987), British supermodel
• Rosie Stancer, English polar explorer

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