English Explanatory Dictionary

Rothesay

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A town on the Isle of Bute, Argyll and Bute council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS0864).
  2. A civil parish of Kings County, New Brunswick, Canada.
  3. A town in Kings County, New Brunswick, Canada.
  4. A royal dukedom given to the male heir apparent to the reigning monarch of the United Kingdom.

Pronunciation

/ˈɾɔθse/ /ˈɾɔθsɪ/ /ˈɾɔθsi/ /ˈɹɒθsi/

Word forms

Rothesay

Etymology

From Middle Scots Rothersay, apparently from an Old Norse term ending in ey (“island”), like other place names ending in -ay. The town in New Brunswick may have been named after then–Prince of Wales Edward VII (1841–1910), who visited the area in 1860. The civil parish is named after the town.

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