Rotherwick
village · Hampshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · historical forms · name elements
Rotherwick is likely derived from the Old English personal name Hrothhere, combined with the Old English term 'wīc', meaning a dwelling or settlement.
Word origins
- Rother
- Old EnglishAttestedHrothhere (personal name)(from Hroth- "fame", -here "army")
- wick
- Old EnglishAttesteddwelling, settlement, farmstead(from wīc "dwelling, settlement, farmstead")
Historical forms
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