English Explanatory Dictionary

Rolleston

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A placename:
  2. A small village and civil parish in Harborough district, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SK7300).
  3. A village and civil parish in Newark and Sherwood district, Nottinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SK7452).
  4. Ellipsis of Rolleston on Dove: a village and civil parish in East Staffordshire district, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SK2327).
  5. A small town in the Central Highlands Region, Queensland, Australia.
  6. A town in Selwyn district, Canterbury, New Zealand.
  7. A habitational surname.

Pronunciation

/ˈɹɒləstən/

Word forms

Rolleston Rollestons

Etymology

From the Old Norse personal name Hrólfr + -s- + Old English tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

Derived words

Rolleston on Dove
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