Rockingham
Rockingham proper noun: a village and civil parish in North Northamptonshire district, Northamptonshire, England, previously in Corby district (OS grid ref SP8691).
Proper noun
Rockingham (countable and uncountable, plural Rockinghams)
- A village and civil parish in North Northamptonshire district, Northamptonshire, England, previously in Corby district (OS grid ref SP8691).
- A census-designated place in Bacon County, Georgia, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Ray County, Missouri, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Somerset County, New Jersey, United States.
- A city, the county seat of Richmond County, North Carolina, United States.
- A town in Windham County, Vermont, United States.
- A community in Nova Scotia, Canada.
- A local government area and suburb of Perth, Western Australia, named after the ship Rockingham, which was blown ashore there; in full, the City of Rockingham.
- A habitational surname from Old English.
Noun
Rockingham (uncountable)
- A 19th-century style of finely decorated porcelain.
Forms of Rockingham
| plural | Rockinghams |
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Origin of Rockingham
From the Old English personal name Hroc or *Hrōca + -ing (“belonging to”) + hām (“homestead”).
Words formed from Rockingham
Questions about Rockingham
- What does Rockingham mean?
- Rockingham means a village and civil parish in North Northamptonshire district, Northamptonshire, England, previously in Corby district (OS grid ref SP8691).
- What part of speech is Rockingham?
- Rockingham can be a proper noun or a noun.
Words near Rockingham in the dictionary
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