Rosalie (given name)
Rosalie (/ˈroʊzəli/ ROH-zə-lee, /ˈrɒzə-/ ROZ-ə-)[1] is a feminine given name, the French, German, and Dutch form of the Roman name Rosalia, which was ultimately derived from the Latin word rosa, meaning rose. Alternatively, the name may also be spelled Rozalie in Dutch and Rosalee or Rosaleigh in English. Diminutives for the name include Rosa, Rose, Roz, and Rosie.
Notable people with the name include:
- Rosalie Abella, Canadian jurist
- Rosalie Allen (1924–2003), American country singer, songwriter, guitarist, columnist and television and radio host
- Rosalie de Constant (1758–1834), Swiss naturalist
- Rosalie Crutchley, British actress
- Rosalie Edge (1877–1962), American socialite, suffragist, and amateur birdwatcher
- Rosalie Fougelberg (1841–1911), Swedish dentist
- Rozalie Hirs, Dutch composer and poet
- Rosalie Konou, Assistant Attorney General of the Marshall Islands
- Rosalie Anderson MacDowell, American actress
- Rosalie Rendu (1786–1856), venerated by the Roman Catholic Church
- Rosalie Roos, Swedish feminist
- Rosalie Sjöman, Swedish photographer
- Rosalie Sorrels, American folk singer-songwriter
- Rosalie Trombley, American music executive
- Rosalie Williams, British actress
- Rosalie Winterton (born 1958), British politician
In fiction
- Rosalie Lamorlière The Rose of Versailles
- Rosalie Hale, vampire in Stephenie Meyer's Twilight series
- Rosalie Murray/Rosalie Ashby in Anne Bronte's Agnes Grey
- Rosalie Otterbourne in Agatha Christie's Death on the Nile
See also
- Rosalie (disambiguation)
- Rose (given name)
- Rosie (given name)
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