Roope Explained

Roope is a name. As a given name, Roope is the Finnish variant of Robert,^[1] while as a surname, it is an English occupational surname associated with rope makers or rope sellers.^[2]

Given name

• Roope Ahonen (born 1990), Finnish basketball player
• Roope Gröndahl (born 1989), Finnish pianist
• Roope Hämäläinen (born 1992), Finnish ice hockey player
• Roope Hintz (born 1996), Finnish ice hockey player
• Roope Jussila (1943 – 2013), Finnish Counselor
• Roope Kakko (born 1982), Finnish golfer
• Roope Kinnunen, stage name RoopeK, Finnish rapper
• Roope Laavainen (born 1998), Finnish ice hockey player
• Roope Latvala (born 1970), Finnish guitarist
• Roope Nikkilä (born 1990), Finnish ice hockey player
• Roope Noronen (born 1974), president of American Football Association of Finland
• Roope Ranta (born 1988), Finnish ice hockey player
• Roope Riski (born 1991), Finnish footballer
• Roope Salminen (born 1989), Finnish TV personality, singer and actor
• Roope Suomalainen (born 1973), retired Finnish sailor
• Roope Talaja (born 1988), Finnish ice hockey player
• Roope Tonteri (born 1992), Finnish snowboarder

Surname

• Fay Roope (1893–1961), American actor
• Gerard Broadmead Roope (1905–1940), British Royal Navy officer awarded the Victoria Cross posthumously
• Graham Roope (1946–2006), English cricketer
• Nicolas Roope (born 1972), British entrepreneur

See also

• Roop (disambiguation)
• Roopa
• Rooper
• Roper (disambiguation)

Notes and References

1. Book: Evans . Cleveland Kent . The ultimate baby name book . 1 May 1994 . Publications International . 9780452272859 . 239 . 16 September 2018 . "Robert Old English Hreodbeorht, "shining in fame," from hrothi [fame] + berhta [bright]."...."Variations:...Roope (Finnish)".
2. Book: Hanks . Patrick . Patrick Hanks . Dictionary of American Family Names . 2003 . . 978-0195081374 . 219 . 16 September 2018 . Roope (187) English: metonymic occupational name for a maker or seller of rope, Middle English rop.