Roosevelt

English

Etymology

From Dutch roos (“rose”) + veld (“field”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɹoʊ.zə.vɛlt/, /ˈɹoʊ.zə.vəlt/; /ˈɹuː.zə.vɛlt/, /ˈɹuː.zə.vəlt/

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• Hyphenation: Roo‧se‧velt

Proper noun

Roosevelt

1. An American surname from Dutch; borne by a political family who produced two Presidents of the U.S.
2. (chiefly US) A male given name transferred from the surname, given in honor of the Presidents.
3. A number of places in the United States:
   1. A census-designated place in Gila County, Arizona, probably named after Theodore Roosevelt Lake.
   2. A township in Decatur County, Kansas.
   3. An unincorporated community and coal town in Breathitt County, Kentucky.
   4. A minor city in Lake of the Woods County and Roseau County, Minnesota.
   5. Two townships, in Beltrami County and Crow Wing County, Minnesota, both named after Theodore Roosevelt.
   6. An unincorporated community in Douglas County, Missouri, named after Theodore Roosevelt.
   7. A borough in Monmouth County, New Jersey, formerly named Jersey Homesteads and renamed in honour of Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1945.
   8. Former name of Carteret, New Jersey, renamed in 1922.
   9. A hamlet and census-designated place in Hempstead, Nassau County, Long Island, New York, named after Theodore Roosevelt.
   10. A town in Kiowa County, Oklahoma, named after Theodore Roosevelt.
   11. A ghost town in Kimble County, Texas.
   12. An unincorporated community in Lubbock County, Texas.
   13. A city in Duchesne County, Utah, named after Theodore Roosevelt.
   14. An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Klickitat County, Washington, named after Theodore Roosevelt.
   15. A neighbourhood in north Seattle, Washington, named after Roosevelt Way.
   16. A town in Burnett County, Wisconsin.
   17. An unincorporated community in Pine Lake, Oneida County, Wisconsin.
   18. A town in Taylor County, Wisconsin.
4. A village in Rivadavia Partido, province of Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Derived terms

• FDR
• Roosevelt County
• Roosevelt elk
• Rooseveltian
• rooseveltite
• Teddy Roosevelt Terrier
• TR

 

Translations

surname

• Arabic: رُوزِفِلْت m or f (rūzifilt)
• Belarusian: Ру́звельт m or f (Rúzvjelʹt)
• Bulgarian: Ру́звелт m or f (Rúzvelt)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 羅斯福／罗斯福 (zh) (Luósīfú)

• Hebrew: רוזוולט m or f (ruzvelt)
• Hindi: रोज़वेल्ट m or f (rozvelṭ)
• Japanese: ルーズベルト (Rūzuberuto), ローズヴェルト, ルーズヴェルト
• Korean: 루스벨트 (Ruseubelteu), 루즈벨트 (Rujeubelteu)
• Russian: Ру́звельт (ru) m or f (Rúzvelʹt)
• Thai: โรสเวลต์ (rôot-weel, rôos-weel)
• Ukrainian: Ру́звельт m or f (Rúzvelʹt)
• Yiddish: רוזוועלט m or f (ruzvelt)