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Roosevelt
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English
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Etymology
From a en nl - name of a farm, either nl Rozenveld (one in Zeeland) or nl Ruiseveld (one in Brabant), from en dum -; the former could be a compound of dum rose wild rose / poppy? + dum velt open country; field or like the latter of dum rusch rush reed + dum velt, open land growing with rushes.
Pronunciation
en /ˈɹoʊ.zə.vɛlt/ /ˈɹoʊ.zə.vəlt/; /ˈɹuː.zə.vɛlt/ /ˈɹuː.zə.vəlt/
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Roosevelt.wav Southern England
en /ˈɾus.vɛlt/ Philippines
en Roo se velt
Proper noun
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en American Dutch ; borne by Roosevelt family a political family who produced two presidents of the United States.
en chiefly US en male surnames given in honor of the presidents.
en number of places c/USA:
en CDP co/Gila County s/Arizona, probably named after Theodore Roosevelt Lake.
en twp co/Decatur County s/Kansas.
en unincorporated community and coal town in co/Breathitt County s/Kentucky.
en minor city co/Lake of the Woods County and co/Roseau County s/Minnesota.
en Two <<townships>>, in <<co/Beltrami County>> and <<co/Crow Wing County>>, <<s/Minnesota>>, both named after Theodore Roosevelt.
en unincorporated community co/Douglas County s/Missouri, named after Theodore Roosevelt.
en borough in co/Monmouth County s/New Jersey formerly named Jersey Homesteads and renamed in honour of Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1945. TopoZone: Roosevelt, New Jersey
en Carteret, New Jersey, renamed in 1922.
en hamlet/and/CDP town/Hempstead co/Nassau County isl/Long Island s/New York, named after Theodore Roosevelt.
en town co/Kiowa County s/Oklahoma, named after Theodore Roosevelt.
en ghost town co/Kimble County s/Texas.
en unincorporated community co/Lubbock County s/Texas.
en city co/Duchesne County s/Utah, named after Theodore Roosevelt.
en unincorporated community/and/CDP co/Klickitat County s/Washington, named after Theodore Roosevelt.
en neighbourhood in north city/Seattle s/Washington, named after Roosevelt Way.
en town co/Burnett County s/Wisconsin.
en unincorporated community town/Pine Lake co/Oneida County s/Wisconsin.
en town co/Taylor County s/Wisconsin.
en village in Rivadavia Partido, province of p/Buenos Aires c/Argentina.
en river c/Brazil, formerly named the River of Doubt but named after Theodore Roosevelt following Roosevelt–Rondon Scientific Expedition his 1913-14 expedition there.
Places in the Philippines:
en barangay mun/Dinalupihan p/Bataan c/Philippines.
en barangay mun/San Jacinto p/Masbate c/Philippines.
en barangay mun/Tapaz p/Capiz c/Philippines.
en barangay mun/Barugo p/Leyte c/Philippines.
Derived terms
en Rooseveltiana Rooseveltism FDR Roosevelt Beach Roosevelt County Roosevelt elk Rooseveltian Roosevelt Island rooseveltite TR Teddy Roosevelt Terrier
Translations
surname
Arabic: ar رُوزِفِلْت m f
Belarusian: be Ру́звельт m f
Bulgarian: bg Ру́звелт m f
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 羅斯福 Luósīfú
Hebrew: he רוזוולט m f ruzvelt
Hindi: hi रोज़वेल्ट m f
Japanese: ja ルーズベルト Rūzuberuto, ja ローズヴェルト, ja ルーズヴェルト
Korean: ko ^루스벨트, ko ^루즈벨트
Marathi: mr रूझवेल्ट, mr रोझवेल्ट
Russian: ru Ру́звельт m f
Thai: th โรสเวลต์ rôot-weel, rôos-weel
Ukrainian: uk Ру́звельт m f
Yiddish: yi רוזוועלט m f
References
en surnames from Dutch
en World War II Theodore Roosevelt