Etymology

Rockford

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Today it means: A small town, the county seat of Coosa County, Alabama. Full definition →

Old English hrōca
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  1. Old English · inherited fromhrōca
  2. English todayRockford

From Old English hrōca, the genitive plural form of hroc, meaning rook (the bird) + ford.

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