At a Glance
- Meaning
- Shell beads used as currency
- Origin
- Powhatan
- Pronunciation
- ROH-uh-nohk
Roanoke is a Powhatan name meaning “shell beads used as currency”. It appears in our list of 175+ State-Inspired Baby Names as American as They Come.
Meaning & Origin of Roanoke
Meaning: Shell beads used as currency.
Origin: Powhatan.
Source: Wiktionary.
How to Pronounce Roanoke
ROH-uh-nohkIPA /ˈroʊəˌnoʊk/
Popularity of Roanoke
Roanoke doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.
Lists That Include Roanoke
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