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Roscoe

Roscoe

60 7.6
A man's first name or family name used in English-speaking countries
  • proper noun
  • /ˈrɑːskoʊ/
translation icon : Roscoe
  • I bumped into Roscoe at the store yesterday.
  • Roscoe Pound
  • Roscoe et al.
  • Roscoe Dykman

Why are you having a conversation with Roscoe Lee Brown?

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Examples

  • Oh before you go, Roscoe, get Fred here a tall beer.

    Django Unchained (2012)

  • Just me, Mink... and my friend Roscoe.

    Miller's Crossing (1990)

  • Why are you having a conversation with Roscoe Lee Brown?

    Alannized

  • And the dog, God, I miss Roscoe so much.

    Bad Moms (2016)

  • All right, Roscoe, I got you, I got you.

    31 (2016)

  • - Mr Roscoe, how are you?

    Dear God (1996)

  • And so I made a meeting with Roscoe for when he gets off.

    Fiction book (1990)

  • Hey, Mr. Roscoe will get you a cab.

    Lap Dance (2014)

  • And one officer, Emil Roscoe of Glen Ridge, is now facing criminal charges.

    New Jersey Drive (1995)

  • Luke, you probably don't remember me, Roscoe Fitts. I'm the grocer here in town.

    Fiction book (2001)

Surface Forms

Roscoe main

Etymology

Roscoe is an English family name that later became a first name. It likely comes from old place-name parts like ros and coe, which can be thought of as 'rose' or 'deer' plus 'wood' or 'clearing', so imagine a family who lived by a deer-filled wood to remember why the name started as a surname and then became a given name.