Robert vs Rosie - What's the difference?
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A diminutive of Rose, Rosemary and of other female names related to the rose. Also used as a formal given name.
(US, informal) A female factory worker during (World War II) (after the 1942 song Rosie the Riveter ).
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As a proper noun robert
is (label) , equivalent to french and english (robert).As a verb rosie is
.robert
English
Proper noun
(en proper noun)- My brother Robert'? Old Sir ' Robert' s son? / Colbrand the giant, that same mighty man?
- I hadn't even considered names for a girl. Robby it would be. Robert' Douglas. Where the Douglas came from is another story, but the '''Robert''' came from me because I liked the sound. '''Robert''' was formal, dignified, important. ' Robert . And that was nearly as nice as as the chance I'd have to call my little brother Rob and Robby.
Usage notes
* One of the most common English given names since the Norman Conquest.rosie
English
Proper noun
(en proper noun)Noun
(en noun)- continued oppression and exploitation of women in the workplace 50 years after the Rosies entered wartime factories.