Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

roosevelt

/ˈɹoʊ.zə.vɛlt/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.89 in modern English

Syllables: Roo-se-velt
IPA: /ˈɹoʊ.zə.vɛlt/

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

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An American surname from Dutch; borne by a political family who produced two presidents of the United States.

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A male given name transferred from the surname, given in honor of the presidents.

American usage

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Etymology

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”.

Origin

Source language: Dutch

Word Breakdown

Root: -

Usage

American usage

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in People.

Derived Forms

FDR Rooseveltian Rooseveltiana Rooseveltism rooseveltite TR

Phrases

Roosevelt County Roosevelt elk Teddy Roosevelt Terrier

Questions

How do you pronounce roosevelt?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɹoʊ.zə.vɛlt/.
What does roosevelt mean?: An American surname from Dutch; borne by a political family who produced two presidents of the United States.
Where does roosevelt come from?: It is traced to Dutch.

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