ROOSEVELT  

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

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

Nicknames & Variations:
Rosevelt, Roosvelt

Roosevelt is being discussed in our message boards:

• Famous Women in History
• Crystal Ball
• Third child please post naming suggestions
• If I were a celeb. drop 2 add 1 with middles
• Babies born in Georgia

Read Nameberry blog posts about Roosevelt:

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