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Rowbotham

Rowbotham proper noun: a surname from Old English.

Proper noun

Rowbotham (plural Rowbothams)

  1. A surname from Old English.

Forms of Rowbotham

pluralRowbothams
alternative formRobotham
alternative formRowbottom

Origin of Rowbotham

From Old English rūh (“rough, overgrown”) + botm (“bottom”), a topographic surname for someone who lived in an overgrown valley.

Questions about Rowbotham

What does Rowbotham mean?
Rowbotham means a surname from Old English.
What part of speech is Rowbotham?
Rowbotham is a proper noun.

Words near Rowbotham in the dictionary

  1. rowboatful
  2. rowboatfuls
  3. rowboating
  4. rowboats
  5. rowboatsful
  6. Rowbotham
  7. Rowbothams
  8. Rowbottom
  9. Rowbottoms
  10. Rowcliffe
  11. Rowcroft

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