Augstroze

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Map of attested locations

Surname: Augstroze

Origin: Latvian

Meaning: High rose

Old Spellings: Augstrose

Cyrillic Spelling: Аугстрозе

Handwritten Cyrillic: To be added

Variations and Alternate Spellings: Unknown

Related Surnames: Roze, Rozīte

Possible place name borrowing? Yes


Attested Locations: Rīga

Famous individuals with this surname: "High" in this case could refer more to "honoured" - in the legend of Augstroze castle, the building of the castle was not going well, until a young girl by the name of Roze offered herself up to be walled up in the walls of the castle to improve their luck. The castle was built well and endured against invaders.