Speakur

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rotherham

/ˈɹɒðəɹəm/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.15 in modern English

Syllables
rother-ham
IPA
/ˈɹɒðəɹəm/
17
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A large town and metropolitan borough of South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SK4392).

Countable; Uncountable

name

A habitational surname from Old English.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Rother (“a river in South Yorkshire”) + Old English hām (“homestead, estate”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

Rotherhams (plural) Rotheram (alternative, surname) Rudrum (alternative, surname)

Questions

How do you pronounce rotherham?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɹɒðəɹəm/.
What does rotherham mean?
A large town and metropolitan borough of South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SK4392).
Where does rotherham come from?
It is traced to Old English.

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