ROOSEVELT  

Gender: M
Origin: Dutch
Meaning: "rose field"

Presidential surname adopted as a first by numbers of midcentury African-American parents.

Variations:
Rosevelt, Roosvelt

Roosevelt is being discussed in our message boards:

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• Final Five
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Read Nameberry blog posts about Roosevelt:

• HEROINE NAMES: Worthy Women with Notable Names, Part I-Trailblazers
• SMASHING STEREOTYPES: Nameberry to the rescue
• PRESIDENTIAL FIRST NAMES