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Rotherby

Rotherby proper noun: a village in Hoby with Rotherby parish, Melton borough, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SK6716).

Proper noun

Rotherby

  1. A village in Hoby with Rotherby parish, Melton borough, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SK6716).

Origin of Rotherby

From Old Norse personal name (H)reitharr + býr (“settlement”). The first element was later reshaped as rother (“ox”).

Phrases with Rotherby

Questions about Rotherby

What does Rotherby mean?
Rotherby means a village in Hoby with Rotherby parish, Melton borough, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SK6716).
What part of speech is Rotherby?
Rotherby is a proper noun.

Words near Rotherby in the dictionary

  1. rother nail
  2. rother nails
  3. Rotheram
  4. Rotherams
  5. Rotherbridge
  6. Rotherby
  7. Rotherfield
  8. Rotherham
  9. Rotherhams
  10. Rotherhithe
  11. Rothermel

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