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Rothbury

Rothbury proper noun: a small town and civil parish in Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NU0501).

Proper noun

Rothbury

  1. A small town and civil parish in Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NU0501).
  2. A small town in the Cessnock council area, eastern New South Wales, Australia.
  3. A village in Oceana County, Michigan, United States.

Origin of Rothbury

From Middle English Rothebyr, probably from Old Norse rauðr (“red”) + Old English byriġ, dative singular of burh (“fort”), since the bedrock in the area is red. However, the first element could alternatively come from Old English personal name *Hroþa, thus 'Hrotha's fort'.

Words formed from Rothbury

Questions about Rothbury

What does Rothbury mean?
Rothbury means a small town and civil parish in Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NU0501).
What part of speech is Rothbury?
Rothbury is a proper noun.

Words near Rothbury in the dictionary

  1. Rothbauer
  2. Rothbauers
  3. Rothbaum
  4. Rothberg
  5. Rothbergs
  6. Rothbury
  7. Rothchild
  8. Rothchilds
  9. rothe
  10. Rothenberg
  11. Rothenberger

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