"Roswell" meaning in All languages combined

See Roswell on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

Forms: Roswells [plural]
Etymology: English habitational surname. Metathesized from Middle English Roweshill, from a contraction of either the Old English personal name Hrōþwulf or its Norman cognate Rolf, Rouf, Rou (in the genitive case, adding -es) + Old English hyll (“hill”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|Roweshill}} Middle English Roweshill, {{inh|en|ang|-}} Old English, {{m|ang|Hrōþwulf}} Hrōþwulf, {{bor|en|nrf|-}} Norman, {{m|nrf|Rolf}} Rolf, {{m|nrf|Rouf}} Rouf, {{m|nrf|Rou}} Rou, {{m|ang|-es}} -es, {{inh|en|ang|hyll||hill}} Old English hyll (“hill”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|~|s}} Roswell (countable and uncountable, plural Roswells)
  1. A surname. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-Roswell-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English surnames
  2. A place in the United States:
    A city in Fulton County, Georgia.
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Cities in Georgia, USA, Cities in the United States, Places in Georgia, USA, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Roswell-en-name-LTRPEQYj
  3. A place in the United States:
    An unincorporated community in Canyon County, Idaho.
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Ufology Categories (place): Places in Idaho, USA, Places in the United States, Unincorporated communities in Idaho, USA, Unincorporated communities in the United States
    Sense id: en-Roswell-en-name-oV79ocOI Disambiguation of Ufology: 4 6 18 17 17 18 21 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 4 19 18 18 21 19 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 1 5 22 17 17 20 19
  4. A place in the United States:
    A city, the county seat of Chaves County, New Mexico, known for conspiracy theories that its Roswell Army Air Field has recovered UFOs and extraterrestrials.
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Ufology Categories (place): Cities in New Mexico, USA, Cities in the United States, Places in New Mexico, USA, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Roswell-en-name-oK30H5Vq Disambiguation of Ufology: 4 6 18 17 17 18 21 Categories (other): County seats of New Mexico, USA, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 4 19 18 18 21 19 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 1 5 22 17 17 20 19
  5. A place in the United States:
    A city, the county seat of Chaves County, New Mexico, known for conspiracy theories that its Roswell Army Air Field has recovered UFOs and extraterrestrials.
    The most significant ufological event of a region.
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Ufology Categories (place): Cities in New Mexico, USA, Cities in the United States, Places in New Mexico, USA, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Roswell-en-name-VUOfOQXG Disambiguation of Ufology: 4 6 18 17 17 18 21 Categories (other): County seats of New Mexico, USA, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 4 19 18 18 21 19 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 1 5 22 17 17 20 19
  6. A place in the United States:
    A village in Tuscarawas County, Ohio.
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Ufology Categories (place): Places in Ohio, USA, Places in the United States, Villages in Ohio, USA, Villages in the United States
    Sense id: en-Roswell-en-name-TvHjKIYa Disambiguation of Ufology: 4 6 18 17 17 18 21 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 4 19 18 18 21 19 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 1 5 22 17 17 20 19
  7. A place in the United States:
    A census-designated place in Miner County, South Dakota.
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Ufology Categories (place): Census-designated places in South Dakota, USA, Census-designated places in the United States, Places in South Dakota, USA, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Roswell-en-name-Mtv96x9b Disambiguation of Ufology: 4 6 18 17 17 18 21 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 4 19 18 18 21 19 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 1 5 22 17 17 20 19
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Roswellian Translations (place name): ロズウェル (Rozuweru) (Japanese)
Disambiguation of 'place name': 1 4 19 18 18 21 19

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