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Monroe

Also spelled: Munro, Munroe

Used for girls and boys

Meaning
Scottish surname, a form of Munro, 'man from Ro', after the River Roe in Ireland Likely

One dictionary also gives Gaelic for 'foot of a hill'.

Origin
Scottish surname
Popularity

US 2025: #467 (girls), #1262 (boys) · England and Wales 2025: #922 (girls), #1197 (boys)

Popularity: US Social Security Administration 2025; Office for National Statistics 2025, England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

This name's meaning doesn't link to one of the five elements, so it isn't matched to a chart here.

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