Etymology

Roch

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Today it means: A river in Greater Manchester, England, which joins the River Irwell. Full definition →

Middle English Rechedham ← Old English Reċedhām
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  1. Old English · inherited fromReċedhām
  2. Middle English · inherited fromRechedham
  3. English todayRoch

From Middle English Rechedham, from Old English Reċedhām, of Brythonic origin, from the intensive Proto-Brythonic prefix *ar- + *koɨd (“wood”), meaning "river opposite of the wood." More at Roch.

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