Unnumbered source etymology
Original entry ↗A town in Warwickshire, England, where the sport of rugby is thought to have originated (OS grid ref SP5075). · A local government district with borough status in Warwickshire, with its headquarters in the town. · An unincorporated community in Las Animas County, Colorado. · An unincorporated community in Haw Creek Township, Bartholomew County, Indiana.
From earlier Rokeby (rook + -by), from Middle English Rokebi, an alteration (using the Middle English bi (“village, town”), from Old Norse býr (“town, settlement”)) of Old English Rocheberie, possibly from earlier Old English *Hrōceburh (literally “rook-fort, Rookbury”).
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- Inherited-form mentionRokebienm
- Derivation mentionbienm · village, town
- Derivation mentionbýrnon · town, settlement
- Derivation mentionRocheberieang
- Derivation mention*Hrōceburhang
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