The story
From glen (“valley”) + Rothes (“after the Earl of Rothes”). It was originally named Rothes, but renamed to avoid confusion with Rothes in Moray.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Glenrothes
Today it means: A town in Fife council area, Scotland, and the administrative centre of Fife (OS grid ref NO2701). Full definition →