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Rotherham

  • /ˈɹɒðəɹəm/
  • /ˈɹɒðɹəm/

Where it comes from

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

proper noun Rotherhams · Rotheram · Rudrum

  1. countable, uncountable A large town and metropolitan borough of South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SK4392). John Pickles formed Jive Bunny in Rotherham in 1989 and the act went on to have three UK number ones with Swing The Mood, That's What I Like and Let's Party.
  2. countable, uncountable A habitational surname from Old English.

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Closest in meaning: rawmarsh, new york, ryecroft, swinton, royston, wales, broom, masbrough, rotherby, bramley, thrybergh, templeborough, treeton, jordan, abdy, barnsley

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"Rotherham." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/rotherham. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Rotherham. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/rotherham

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@misc{rotherham_2026,
  title = {Rotherham},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/rotherham},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}