Etymology

Monroe

M3O1N1R1O1E1

Today it means: A Scottish topographic surname from Scottish Gaelic from Gaelic words meaning "foot of a hill" Full definition →

Old English mann m
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The story

  1. Old English · inherited frommann m“human being, person, man”
  2. English todayMonroe

From Old English mann m (“human being, person, man”) + Roe, a river in Northern Ireland, meaning "man from the River Roe".

Words from the same roots

Old Englishmann all →

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