About Roswell
The name "Roswell" is of English origin and is derived from the Old English words "ros" meaning "horse" and "well" meaning "spring" or "stream." It is a locational surname referring to someone who lived near a spring or stream where horses were kept or watered. The name Roswell can also be a habitational surname referring to individuals from places named Roswell, such as the town in New Mexico, United States, famously associated with the alleged UFO incident in 1947.
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Most individuals with the name Roswell are male.
The popularity of the name has decreased by -40% over the past year.
Here's how to represent Roswell in Braille, with each pattern of raised dots corresponding to a letter of the name.
The image below shows how you can spell Roswell using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.