Rokeby

name

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A placename:; A deserted medieval village and civil parish in County Durham, England. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    A placename:; A town in the Shire of Baw Baw, Victoria, Australia. countable, uncountable
  3. 3
    A placename:; A suburb of the City of Clarence, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    A placename:; A hamlet in Saskatchewan, Canada. countable, uncountable
  5. 5
    A placename:; An unincorporated community in Lancaster County, Nebraska, United States. countable, uncountable
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  1. 6
    A habitational surname from Old Norse. countable

Etymology

From the Old Norse personal name Hroca, a byname from hrókr (“rook”), + bý (“farmstead”).

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