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Rother
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rother röther roþer røþer
English
+ (surname)
River +
+ District
Etymology
For the river in South Yorkshire: Probably 'the chief river', from en enm Roder, from en cel-bry-pro *ro + en owl *duβr.
For the river in West Sussex: Back-formation from en Rotherbridge.
For the river in East Sussex: Back-formation from en Rotherfield. Replaced en enm Liminel, which is cognate with River en Limden.
Proper noun
~ s
en.
en river co/Derbyshire and co/South Yorkshire cc/England, which flows into the River Don, South Yorkshire River Don at Rotherham.
en river co/Hampshire and co/West Sussex cc/England, which flows into the River Arun.
en river co/Kent and co/East Sussex cc/England, which flows into the English Channel.
en 1980 AA Book of British Villages Drive Publications Ltd 98 Burwash, spread along a ridge between the rivers Rother and Dudwell, was an important centre of the iron industry three centuries ago when the Weald was England's main source of iron ore.
en local government district in co/East Sussex created in 1974, which is named after the river in East Sussex.
Statistics
According to the 2010 United States Census, Rother is the 15748th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1851 individuals. Rother is most common among White (94.0%) individuals.
Anagrams
en ehorrt rethor rhetor