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Roche
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roche röche
English
<dab!>
Etymology
Cornish village Recorded as La Roche 1233; from en xno roche rock.
Pronunciation
en /ɹoʊʃ/
Proper noun
en Irish and French Anglo-Norman of Norman origin.
en village/and/civil parish in co/Cornwall cc/England OS grid ref SW9860. Parish map (Cornwall)
en mun in dist/Aigle can/Vaud c/Switzerland.
Related terms
en Roche radius
en Baulme-la-Roche
en Laroche, en LaRouchism both from French "roche", meaning "rock"
Statistics
According to the 2010 United States Census, Roche is the 1895th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 18,940 individuals. Roche is most common among White (79.74%) and Hispanic/Latino (13.66%) individuals.
See also
Roche limit
Roche lobe
Roche sphere
References
Anagrams
en cehor -chore chore ocher ochre
German
Etymology
From de gmh roc, from de fro roche, ultimately from de fa رخ rox rook.
Pronunciation
de /ʁɔʃ/
Noun
m,-,s
de chess obsolete rook
de Turm
Declension
m,-,s
See also
de Rochade
de rochieren
Further reading
Roche_Schach_Figur_Turm