Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rockhampton

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.63 in modern English

Syllables: rock-hamp-ton
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A village in Gloucestershire, England.

name

A regional city in Queensland, Australia.

name

A local government area in Queensland, Australia, which includes the city; in full, Rockhampton Region.

Example Sentences

"The coastal port cities, Mackay and Rockhampton, are 100 miles or more from Queensland's coal mines."

Etymology

From rock + Hampton (“a placename, considered generic”), referring to a bar of rocks that prevented further travel upriver. European settlement dates from 1855.

Synonyms

Rocky

Questions

What does rockhampton mean?: A village in Gloucestershire, England.
Where does rockhampton come from?: From rock + Hampton (“a placename, considered generic”), referring to a bar of rocks that prevented further travel upriver. European settlement dates from 1855.

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