Roxburgh
village · Scottish Borders
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable4 sources · historical forms · name elements
Roxburgh is named after a person called 'Hrōc' and a fort or fortified place. It means 'Hrōc's fort'.
Word origins
- Rox-
- Old EnglishAttestedHrōc's(from Hrōc "a personal name", -ing "belonging to")
- burgh
- Old EnglishAttestedfort, fortified place(from burh "fort, fortified place")
Historical forms
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