Root.
An English surname from Middle English from a byname from Middle English rote (“glad”).
Meaning & usage
An English surname from Middle English from a byname from Middle English rote (“glad”).
An English surname originating as an occupation for a rote (medieval guitar)-player.
A habitational surname from Dutch for someone living near a retting place (Dutch root, from roten (“to ret”)).
A town in Lucerne canton, Switzerland.
A township in Adams County, Indiana, United States.
A town in Montgomery County, New York, United States; named for lawyer and politician Erastus Root.
A river in Minnesota, United States; named as a translation of its native Dakota name.
A river in Wisconsin, United States.
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