Rosevear Family History
Rosevear Name Meaning
Cornish: habitational name from Rosevear in Saint Mawgan in Meneage (Cornwall) or Roseveare in Saint Austell (Cornwall). The place in Saint Mawgan in Meneage is named with Middle Cornish ros ‘promontory hill spur moor’ + meur ‘big great’; the place in Saint Austell is named with rid ‘ford’ + meur ‘big great’. In both cases the initial m- of the adjective has been lenited to v-.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022