"Rotherham" meaning in All languages combined

See Rotherham on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

IPA: /ˈɹɒðəɹəm/, /ˈɹɒðɹəm/ Audio: En-uk-Rotherham.ogg [UK] Forms: Rotherhams [plural]
Etymology: From Rother (“a river in South Yorkshire”) + Old English hām (“homestead”). Etymology templates: {{m|en|Rother||a river in South Yorkshire}} Rother (“a river in South Yorkshire”), {{der|en|ang|hām||homestead}} Old English hām (“homestead”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|~|s}} Rotherham (countable and uncountable, plural Rotherhams)
  1. A large town and metropolitan borough of South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SK4392). Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Districts of England, Districts of South Yorkshire, England, Places in England, Places in South Yorkshire, England, Towns in England, Towns in South Yorkshire, England, Boroughs in England
    Sense id: en-Rotherham-en-name-0nhNKBjb Disambiguation of Boroughs in England: 52 48 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 54 46
  2. A habitational surname from Old English. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Boroughs in England
    Sense id: en-Rotherham-en-name-zLJicHqr Disambiguation of Boroughs in England: 52 48 Categories (other): English surnames, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 54 46
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Rotheram [surname], Rudrum [surname]

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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