Roscoe Name Meaning & Origin
Roscoe
Pronunciation: RAHS-koh (key)
Origin of the name Roscoe:
Transferred use of the surname derived from a place-name in Lancashire, on the northwestern coast of England. The name is derived from the Old Norse elements rá (a roe deer) and skógr (a wood).
From A World of Baby Names by Teresa Norman.
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Norse, English "From the Deer Forest"
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Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle- comedic silent film actor
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Police officer Roscoe P. Coltrane, from the TV show Dukes of Hazard.
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