Roosevelt.
An American surname from Dutch; borne by a political family who produced two presidents of the United States.
Meaning & usage
An American surname from Dutch; borne by a political family who produced two presidents of the United States.
A male given name transferred from the surname, given in honor of the presidents.
A number of places in the United States: A census-designated place in Gila County, Arizona, probably named after Theodore Roosevelt Lake.
A number of places in the United States: A township in Decatur County, Kansas.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community and coal town in Breathitt County, Kentucky.
A number of places in the United States: A minor city in Lake of the Woods County and Roseau County, Minnesota.
A number of places in the United States: Two townships, in Beltrami County and Crow Wing County, Minnesota, both named after Theodore Roosevelt.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Douglas County, Missouri, named after Theodore Roosevelt.
A number of places in the United States: A borough in Monmouth County, New Jersey, formerly named Jersey Homesteads and renamed in honour of Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1945.
A number of places in the United States: Former name of Carteret, New Jersey, renamed in 1922.
A number of places in the United States: A hamlet and census-designated place in Hempstead, Nassau County, Long Island, New York, named after Theodore Roosevelt.
A number of places in the United States: A town in Kiowa County, Oklahoma, named after Theodore Roosevelt.
A number of places in the United States: A ghost town in Kimble County, Texas.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Lubbock County, Texas.
A number of places in the United States: A city in Duchesne County, Utah, named after Theodore Roosevelt.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Klickitat County, Washington, named after Theodore Roosevelt.
A number of places in the United States: A neighbourhood in north Seattle, Washington, named after Roosevelt Way.
A number of places in the United States: A town in Burnett County, Wisconsin.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Pine Lake, Oneida County, Wisconsin.
A number of places in the United States: A town in Taylor County, Wisconsin.
A village in Rivadavia Partido, province of Buenos Aires, Argentina.
A river in Brazil, formerly named the River of Doubt but named after Theodore Roosevelt following his 1913-14 expedition there.
Places in the Philippines: A barangay of Dinalupihan, Bataan, Philippines.
Places in the Philippines: A barangay of San Jacinto, Masbate, Philippines.
Places in the Philippines: A barangay of Tapaz, Capiz, Philippines.
Places in the Philippines: A barangay of Barugo, Leyte, Philippines.
Where this word comes from
From a Dutch name of a farm, either Rozenveld (one in Zeeland) or Ruiseveld (one in Brabant), from Middle Dutch; the former could be a compound of rose (“wild rose / poppy?”) + velt (“open country; field”) or like the latter of rusch (“rush reed”) + velt, “open land growing with rushes”.
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