Etymology

Rosyth

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Today it means: A town on the Firth of Forth in Fife council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT1183). Full definition →

Scottish Gaelic Ros Fhìobh
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  1. Scottish Gaelic · derived fromRos Fhìobh
  2. English todayRosyth

From Scottish Gaelic Ros Fhìobh ("headland of Fife", the name is much older than the town).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.