Roch

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proper noun

A river in Greater Manchester, England, which joins the River Irwell.

OriginMiddle English Rechedham ← Old English Reċedhām →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A river in Greater Manchester, England, which joins the River Irwell.
  2. A village in Nolton and Roch community, Pembrokeshire, Wales (OS grid ref SM8721).

Origin

  1. Old EnglishReċedhām
  2. Middle EnglishRechedham
  3. EnglishRoch

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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APA

Roch. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Roch

MLA

“Roch.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Roch. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Roch,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Roch.

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