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View Name: Monroe


MONROE
GENDER: Masculine
PRONOUNCED: mən-RO (English)   [key]
Meaning & History
From a Scottish surname meaning "from the mouth of the Roe". The Roe is a river in Ireland. Two famous bearers of the surname were American president James Monroe (1758-1831) and American actress Marilyn Monroe (1926-1962).
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