Root (English, name)
expansion: Root
Senses:
glosses: An English surname from Middle English from a byname from Middle English rote (“glad”).
glosses: An English surname originating as an occupation for a rote (medieval guitar)-player.
glosses: A habitational surname from Dutch for someone living near a retting place (Dutch root, from roten (“to ret”)).
glosses: A town in Lucerne canton, Switzerland.
glosses: A township in Adams County, Indiana, United States.
glosses: A town in Montgomery County, New York, United States; named for lawyer and politician Erastus Root.
glosses: A river in Minnesota, United States; named as a translation of its native Dakota name.
glosses: A river in Wisconsin, United States.
Forms:
form: Rouet
tags: alternative
form: Rout
tags: alternative
form: Roots
tags: alternative
form: Roote
tags: alternative
form: Rootes
tags: alternative