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rothbury

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.78 in modern English

Syllables
roth-bury
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A small town and civil parish in Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NU0501).

name

A small town in the Cessnock council area, eastern New South Wales, Australia.

name

A village in Oceana County, Michigan, United States.

Etymology

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'.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Rothebyr, rauðr, byriġ, -

Phrases

North Rothbury

Questions

What does rothbury mean?
A small town and civil parish in Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NU0501).
Where does rothbury come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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