There is a movie, made in 1937, called "Rosalie." The IMDb plot summary: West Point cadet Dick Thorpe falls in love with a girl, who turns out to be a princess from an European kingdom.
Rosalie is an Irish familiar form of Rose. Traditional and classic. I love it. Rose and Rosie are great nicknames. Personal favorite combination: Rosalie May.
Rosalie is definitely not Irish. It doesn't sound Irish at all! Rosalie is purely a French name. The Irish form of Rose is Róis, coming from the Irish word "rós", meaning "rose". The familiar form is Róisín.
I love this name. If I have a daughter I will strongly consider this name. Also, I love the other way that this name is pronounced with the Roz. Such a pretty name.
The first time I had heard this name was in the Twilight books and I immediately fell in love with it. When I get older this is definitely one of the considerations in what I'd name my daughter.
-- Anonymous User 5/13/2009
I really love this name. I like how it is unique, but not too strange. Rosalie. Absolutely Beautiful!
-- Anonymous User 5/25/2009
Well-known British actress Rosalie Crutchley (1920-97). Rosalie Crutchley was a great actress, but I don't think even she would claim to be a great beauty - she took strong and sometimes slightly sinister parts, and the name Rosalie, being so pretty and feminine, didn't suit her at all!
Rosalie is also a character in the British "Rupert Bear" stories.
I love this name. It's less common than Rose and I think it's very pretty. However, I am annoyed that a lot of people associate it with a nasty character in Twilight. Still, I don't think of those books when I hear this beautiful name.
My friend has this name, and I used to think it was nice, but then Twilight came along and ruined it for me.
-- Anonymous User 6/19/2010
Do not like this name. I like other "Rose" names such as "Rosella" and "Rosalind" much better.
-- Anonymous User 8/5/2010
My husband and I named one of our daughters this in 2002, after his grandmothers, Roslyn (Rosalind?) and Rosemary, both of whom he was close to. We call her Rosie, and both her full name and nickname fit her beautifully!
-- Anonymous User 9/13/2010
I love this name, but I don't want everyone thinking I used it because of Twilight.
There is a song called Rosalie. It was written by Bob Segar, and then Thin Lizzy covered the song. Thin Lizzy I think made it popular, because their version is WAY BETTER! It has that Rock a roll, sexy feel to it. Maybe that's why some people think that Rosalie is an Irish name, because of Thin Lizzy. Funny thing is, only half of the band is Irish, Scott is American (his bday is on St. Pat's day lol) and Brian (R) is from Scotland. Only Phill and Brian (D) are Irish.
-- Anonymous User 2/26/2011
I like the name Rose, but it's so overused, that's why I like Rosalie. I still get the Rose sound without being just plain old Rose.