Rosie

Rosie is an English diminutive of Rose, which itself derives from the Latin rosa, meaning the flower of the same name, though the Latin word was likely borrowed from Greek or an even earlier Mediterranean source. The rose has long carried associations with beauty, love, and the Virgin Mary in Western tradition, lending the name a warm, affectionate quality. Rosie gained widespread use as an independent given name in the English-speaking world, particularly from the nineteenth century onward, and achieved iconic cultural status through figures such as Rosie the Riveter, the American wartime symbol. Related forms include Rosa, Rosalie, Rosamund, and Rosemary.