English Explanatory Dictionary

Roxburgh

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A placename:
  2. A village in the Scottish Borders council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT7030).
  3. An ancient royal burgh near the village which was destroyed in 1460 (OS grid ref NT7133).
  4. A town in Central Otago district, Otago, New Zealand.
  5. A habitational surname from Old English.

Pronunciation

/ˈɾɔksb(ə)ɾə/ /ˈɹɒksb(ə)ɹə/

Word forms

Roxburgh Roxburghs Rosborough Roseberry Rosebery Roseboro Roseburrow Roxborough

Etymology

From the Old English personal name Hrōc, a byname from hrōc (“rook, kind of crow”), + -s- + burg (“fortified place”).

Related words

Roxboro

Derived words

Ogden-Roxburgh model Roxburgh binding Roxburgh fig Roxburgh Park Roxburghshire
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