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Roisin |
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| Pronunciation | roʊˈʃiːn |
| Gender | Female |
| Meaning | 'little rose' |
| Region of Origin | Irish |
| Origin | Irish |
| Related names | Róisín, Róisín Dubh, Rose, Rósha, Rosie |
| Wikipedia articles | All pages beginning with Roisin |
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Róisín (pronounced /roʊˈʃiːn/ in English) is an Irish female given name meaning blooming rose. Irish (ga ''Gaeilge'' is a Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family originating in Ireland and historically spoken by the Irish. Given name Rose is a popular given name usually female Its source is disputed Irish (ga ''Gaeilge'' is a Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family originating in Ireland and historically spoken by the Irish. The English equivalent is Rose or Rosie. English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States
Róisín, as a name, may refer to:
- Róisín Dubh ('Black Rose'), probably one of the daughters of Red Hugh O'Neill, Earl of Tyrone in the late 16th Century
- Róisín Murphy, vocalist
- Róisín Shortall, Irish politician
- Róisín Egenton, 2000 Rose of Tralee and musician
- Roisin Dunne, guitarist, 7 Year Bitch
- Roisin McAuley, author
- Roisin McCloskey, 2004 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair winner, for whom asteroid 20893 Rosymccloskey 2000 WJ75 is named
- Roisin McGettigan, athlete
- Róisín McAliskey, daughter of Irish activist Bernadette Devlin McAliskey, an international cause when she, pregnant, was incarcerated in 1996 by the British. Aodh Mór Ó Néill (anglicised as Hugh The Great O'Neill) (c Róisín Marie Murphy (pronounced /roiˈʃʲiːnʲ/ in Irish and /roʊˈʃiːn/ in English) born 5 July 1973) is an Irish Singer-songwriter Róisín Shortall (born April 1954 is an Irish Labour Party politician Róisín Ryan Egenton, a 23-year old woman representing New York was crowned the first Rose of Tralee of the new millennium in the Festival Dome Tralee 7 Year Bitch was a Punk rock band from Seattle Washington that was active between 1990 and 1997 Roisin McAuley was the daughter of a chemist and grew up in Cookstown in County Tyrone in the 1950s went to a convent boarding school and then to Queen's University The Intel International Science and Engineering Fair is the largest pre-college scientific research event in the world is one of the most prestigious science fairs in the worldand is Roisin McGettigan (born 23 August 1980 in Wicklow Ireland) is an Irish runner who specializes in the 3000 metres steeplechase. Josephine Bernadette Devlin McAliskey (born 23 April 1947, in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland) also known as Bernadette Devlin She was exonerated and released but not until after she gave birth in shackles
It may also refer to:
- Róisín Dubh (poem) ('Black Rose'), a Gaelic poem translated by James Clarence Mangan. James Clarence Mangan, born James Mangan ( 1 May 1803, Dublin - 20 June 1849) was an Irish poet. This poem has been referenced by the Irish folk group, The Dubliners, on their album A Celtic Celebration, as well as on their compilation albums. It has also been referenced by the Irish-American punk band Flogging Molly, on their album Within a Mile of Home
- Róisín Dubh (song) ('Black Rose'), an Irish political song, based on the aforementioned poem
- LÉ Róisín (P51), a ship in the Irish Naval Service
- The phrase Róisín Dubh ('Black Rose') is sometimes used to describe Thin Lizzy frontman Phil Lynott, as in the album Black Rose: A Rock Legend
Without the diacritical marks, Roisin refers to
- the town of Roisin, Belgium
- the Livre Roisin Middle Ages French manuscript
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