Monroe (given name)

Monroe is a unisex given name, a transferred use of the surname.

Monroe

Pronunciation	/ˈmən.ˈroʊ/
Gender	Unisex
Language(s)	English
Origin
Language(s)	Scottish Gaelic
Word/name	From a Scottish surname
Meaning	"From the mouth of the Roe"
Region of origin	Scotland
Other names
Variant form(s)	Monro Munroe Munro
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Men

• Monroe Althouse (1853–1924), American composer and bandmaster
• Monroe Baker (1821 or 1823–?), American politician, one of the first, possibly the first, African-American mayors in the United States
• Monroe Beardsley (1915–1985), American philosopher
• Monroe D. Donsker (1924–1991), American mathematician and a professor
• Monroe Evans (fl. 1966–1969), first Jewish mayor of Fayetteville, North Carolina, United States
• Monroe Hayward (1840–1899), American politician and senator
• Monroe Heath (1827–1894), American politician, mayor of Chicago, Illinois, United States
• Monroe Fein (1923–1982), US Navy lieutenant and captain of the Altalena in the 1948 Altalena Affair
• Monroe Karmin (1929–1999), American Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist
• Monroe H. Kulp (1858–1911), American politician
• Monroe Alpheus Majors (1864–1960), American physician, writer and civil rights activist
• Monroe G. McKay (1928–2020), United States circuit judge
• Monroe Morton (1856–1919), African-American businessperson and postmaster
• Monroe Jackson Rathbone II (1900–1976), American businessman, chairman, president, and CEO of Standard Oil of New Jersey
• Monroe M. Redden (1901–1987), American politician
• Monroe Rosenfeld (c. 1861–1918), American songwriter and journalist
• Monroe M. Shipe (1847–1924), American real estate developer and streetcar network operator
• Monroe Work (1866-1945), sociologist and publisher including of the Negro Yearbook

Women

• Monroe Cannon (born 2011), daughter of Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon

Fictional characters

• Monroe Ficus, in the American sitcom Too Close for Comfort
• Monroe Stahr, protagonist of F. Scott Fitzgerald's unfinished novel The Last Tycoon
• Monroe, in the American television series Grimm
• Monroe, in the American animated television series The Life and Times of Juniper Lee (2005–2007)
• Monroe, main character of William Wray's comic strip Monroe, published in Mad magazine

References

1. Campbell, Mike. "Monroe". behindthename.com. Behind the Name. Retrieved 22 December 2024.
2. "Popular Baby Names". The United States Social Security Administration. Retrieved 22 December 2024.