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Roswell

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Gender Masculine
Usage English
Pronounced Pron. RAHZ-wehl
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Meaning & History

From a surname that was derived from an Old English place name meaning "horse spring".

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Last ranked #973 in 1919 United States

Categories

animals, currently out of the US top 1000, fauna, horses, nature, place names, spring, surnames, TV show titles, water, wet
Entry updated June 13, 2019 ·
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