Rotherby

English

Etymology

From Old Norse personal name (H)reitharr + býr (“settlement”). The first element was later reshaped as rother (“ox”).

Proper noun

Rotherby

  1. A village in Hoby with Rotherby parish, Melton borough, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SK6716).
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