English Explanatory Dictionary

Rohrbough

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A surname.

Word forms

Rohrbough Rohrboughs

Etymology

Ultimately from German Rohrbach (“reed brook”). The spelling -bough reflects an English-influenced phonetic rendering of -bach among German immigrants, especially in North America.

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