Rosalie
Meaning of Rosalie
Rosalie, a French flowering of the Latin Rosa, carries the quiet authority of a rose in an Isfahan courtyard—elegant yet unhurried. Traditionally pronounced roh-ZAH-lee in French and, in everyday English, roh-ZAY-lee, the name first traveled westward with medieval devotion to Saint Rosalia of Palermo, then eastward in poetry where Persian nightingales (bolbol) have long serenaded the “gol,” or rose. U.S. records reveal an intriguing life cycle: Rosalie opened the 20th century in steady bloom, perfumed the Social Security charts at a fragrant peak of No. 66 in 1938, withered after mid-century, and, in true perennial fashion, has been climbing again—hovering around rank 170 since 2020. Cultural petals include Sigmund Romberg’s 1928 operetta “Rosalie,” Bob Seger’s wry rock ode, and the marble-skinned vampire of the Twilight saga, each giving the name a different sheen from ballroom gloss to stadium grit. Analysts note that parents today seem to favor Rosalie for the same reason Persian gardeners favor the damask rose: it feels classic without being brittle, aromatic without being cloying. One might even say that in the great horticultural ledger of baby names, Rosalie offers an agreeable return on investment—beauty with surprisingly low upkeep.
Pronunciation
French
- Pronunced as roh-ZAH-lee (/ʁo.za.li/)
American English
- Pronunced as roh-ZAY-lee (/roʊˈzeɪli/)
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Notable People Named Rosalie
| Rosalie E. Wahl - Sara Rosalie Wahl was a pioneering feminist lawyer and judge who became the first woman on the Minnesota Supreme Court, serving 17 years and advancing gender and racial equity and clinical legal education while authoring landmark opinions like State v. Russell. |
| Rosalie Mackenzie Poe was an American poet and sister of Edgar Allan Poe. |
| Rosalie Silberman Abella is a Canadian jurist who in 2004 became the first Jewish woman and refugee appointed to the Supreme Court of Canada, serving until her 2021 retirement. |
| Rosalie Rayner, a Johns Hopkins psychology researcher and assistant to John B. Watson, helped conduct the Little Albert study and coauthored 1920s essays, articles, and a book on child development and family bonds. |
| Rosalie Mae Jones, known as Daystar, is a dancer, choreographer, and educator who founded and serves as artistic director of Daystar Contemporary Dance Drama of Indian America. |
| Rosalie Joyce Hixson, later Rosalie Wiherin, was an American wheelchair athlete who medaled at the 1964, 1968, 1972, and 1976 Paralympics. |
| Rosalie Auguste Emma Wunderlich - Rosalie Wunderlich was an Austrian botanist and embryologist at the University of Vienna. |
| Rosalie Dreyer was a Swiss born British nurse and administrator who led the London County Council nursing service and helped pioneer public nursing in Britain. |
| Rosalie Allen was an American country singer songwriter and broadcaster famed for her yodeling who was the Queen of Yodeling and the first woman inducted into the Country Music DJ Hall of Fame. |
| Rosalie Lamorlière - Rosalie Lamorliere, a French domestic servant and Marie Antoinette's last attendant while the queen was imprisoned in the Conciergerie awaiting trial and execution, had one daughter. |
| Rosalie Jo Cunningham is an English singer songwriter who began with Ipso Facto in 2007, formed Purson in 2011, and has performed solo since 2017. |
| Rosalie Van der Gucht was an English theatre director and head of speech and drama at the University of Cape Town, widely regarded as one of the great figures in South African theatre. |
| Rosalie Lalonde is a Canadian wheelchair basketball player who won silver at the 2015 Parapan American Games and competed at the 2016 Rio Paralympics. |
| Rosalie Matondo is a Congolese agronomist serving as minister of the Forest Economy since 2016, after coordinating the national afforestation and reforestation program and advising the head of state. |
| Rosalie La Flesche Farley was a Native American advocate for the autonomy of the Omaha Tribe. |
