Monroe

Monroe is a baby name of Scottish origin, meaning From the mouth of the river.

What Monroe means

From the mouth of the river.

Monroe sits at 6 letters, and ends on a vowel, which tends to make a name sound open and carry well when called across a room.

Where Monroe comes from

Scottish names draw on both Gaelic and Scots, and many began as clan or place names before becoming personal ones.

Monroe is recorded as Scottish in origin. Browse other Scottish names.

How popular is Monroe?

You will not find Monroe in the top 100 baby names at the moment. Plenty of well-known names sit outside the charts; popularity measures how often a name is registered, not how good or how real it is.

The character of Monroe

The thread we file Monroe under is water and the sea — worth following if that association is what caught your attention in the first place.

Themes: Water

Names like Monroe

These share Monroe's themes, origin, or both — closest first.

• Douglas — From the dark river.
• Lachlan — From the land of lakes.
• Cove — A sheltered bay.
• Lake — A still body of water.
• Rain — Falling water; a blessing.
• River — A flowing body of water.
• Storm — A tempest; powerful weather.
• Kai — The sea.
• Maren — Of the sea.
• Mariko — Lake.
• Marlowe — From the hill by the lake.
• Maxwell — From the great stream.

More Scottish names

• Malcolm — Devotee of Saint Columba.
• Mungo — Dear friend.
• Maisy — Pearl; child of light.
• Paisley — Church; a swirling pattern.
• Logan — From the little hollow.
• Ross — From the headland.
• Lennox — With many elm trees.
• Stuart — Steward; keeper of the house.
• Lachlan — From the land of lakes.
• Knox — From the round hill.