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Baby Name Monroe |
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Meaning of Monroe - What does the name Monroe means? |
Pronunciation: |
monro | |
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Gender: |
Boy Name |
Origin: |
English |
Name Meaning: |
Transferred use of the Scottish surname Munro, arising from the Gaelic elements moine (a morass, a marsh) and ruadh (red): hence, "dweller at the red morass." According to tradition, the ancestors of the Munros were said to be from a settlement near the river Roe in Ireland and thus took their name from bun-Rotha (mouth of the Roe) or Rothach (man from Roe) |
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