Dictionary

Rockingham en · NOUN

Etymology

From the Old English personal name Hroc or *Hrōca + -ing (“belonging to”) + hām (“homestead”).

Meanings

1. (uncountable) A 19th-century style of finely decorated porcelain.

Rockingham en · PROPN

Etymology

From the Old English personal name Hroc or *Hrōca + -ing (“belonging to”) + hām (“homestead”).

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) A placename: ▸ A village and civil parish in North Northamptonshire district, Northamptonshire, England, previously in Corby district (OS grid ref SP8691).
2. (countable, uncountable) A placename: ▸ A census-designated place in Bacon County, Georgia, United States.
3. (countable, uncountable) A placename: ▸ An unincorporated community in Ray County, Missouri, United States.
4. (countable, uncountable) A placename: ▸ An unincorporated community in Somerset County, New Jersey, United States.
5. (countable, uncountable) A placename: ▸ A city, the county seat of Richmond County, North Carolina, United States.
6. (countable, uncountable) A placename: ▸ A town in Windham County, Vermont, United States.
7. (countable, uncountable) A placename: ▸ A community in Nova Scotia, Canada.
8. (countable, uncountable) A placename: ▸ A local government area and suburb of Perth, Western Australia, named after the ship Rockingham, which was blown ashore there; in full, the City of Rockingham.
9. (countable, uncountable) A habitational surname from Old English.

Forms

Deriveds

East Rockingham · Rockingham County