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Roosevelt

roo·se·velt

UK/ˈɹoʊ.zə.vɛlt/ US/ˈɹoʊ.zə.vəlt/ fairly common us

noun

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26th President of the United States; hero of the Spanish-American War; Panama Canal was built during his administration

  • “Theodore Roosevelt said”
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Origin

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”.

Phrases

  • Roosevelt County
  • Roosevelt elk
  • Teddy Roosevelt Terrier

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