"Roach" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: Roachs [plural], Roaches [plural]
Etymology: * As an English surname, of Norman origin, from Old French roche (“rock”). Compare Roch. * Also as an English surname, from the River Roch; see Roch. * Also as an English surname, shortened from Rochdale. Etymology templates: {{der|en|nrf|-}} Norman, {{der|en|fro|roche||rock}} Old French roche (“rock”), {{m|en|Roch}} Roch, {{m|en|Roch}} Roch, {{m|en|Rochdale}} Rochdale Head templates: {{en-proper noun|~|s|es}} Roach (countable and uncountable, plural Roachs or Roaches)
  1. A surname.
    A surname from Anglo-Norman [in turn from Norman, in turn from Old French]
    Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-Roach-en-name-sUW8-uJi Categories (other): English surnames
  2. A surname.
    A surname from placenames
    Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-Roach-en-name-W5RC2ar5 Categories (other): English surnames
  3. A placename
    A rivers in the United Kingdom
    The River Roach, a river in Essex, England, which is a stream before becoming a tidal river and joining the River Crouch.
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in England, Places in Essex, England, Places in the United Kingdom, Rivers in England, Rivers in Essex, England, Rivers in the United Kingdom
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  4. A placename
    A rivers in the United Kingdom
    Alternative spelling of Roch, the River Roch or Roach, A river in Greater Manchester, England. Roach appears to be mainly an older spelling.
    Tags: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable Alternative form of: Roch (extra: the River Roch or Roach, A river in Greater Manchester, England. Roach appears to be mainly an older spelling.) Categories (place): Places in England, Places in the United Kingdom, Rivers in England, Rivers in the United Kingdom
    Sense id: en-Roach-en-name-n0U9sMuD Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 7 4 5 12 29 5 5 5 29
  5. A placename
    A places and rivers in the United States
    A short river in Piscataquis County, Maine, which flows into Moosehead Lake.
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in Maine, USA, Places in the United States, Rivers in Maine, USA, Rivers in the United States
    Sense id: en-Roach-en-name-8O20Sxhg Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 7 4 5 12 29 5 5 5 29
  6. A placename
    A places and rivers in the United States
    A short river in Virginia, a tributary of the Rivanna River.
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in Virginia, USA, Places in the United States, Rivers in Virginia, USA, Rivers in the United States
    Sense id: en-Roach-en-name-w6xhNWU9
  7. A placename
    A places and rivers in the United States
    An unincorporated community in Camden County, Missouri.
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in Missouri, USA, Places in the United States, Unincorporated communities in Missouri, USA, Unincorporated communities in the United States
    Sense id: en-Roach-en-name-lBvtKa27
  8. A placename
    A places and rivers in the United States
    A ghost town in Clark County, Nevada.
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Ghost towns in Nevada, USA, Places in Nevada, USA, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Roach-en-name-RLDQ1rf4
  9. A placename
    A places and rivers in the United States
    An unincorporated community in Cabell County, West Virginia.
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in West Virginia, USA, Places in the United States, Unincorporated communities in West Virginia, USA, Unincorporated communities in the United States
    Sense id: en-Roach-en-name-bozxV0ag Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 7 4 5 12 29 5 5 5 29

Inflected forms

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