Meanings
alternative Rossiter · alternative pronunciation spelling Roshter · alternative humorous slang Rachacha · alternative humorous slang the Roc
- A small village and civil parish (served by Rochester with Byrness Parish Council) in Northumberland, England.The north of the parish borders onto Scotland (OS grid ref NY8398).
- A number of places in the United States:
- A village in Sangamon County, Illinois.
- A city, the county seat of Fulton County, Indiana.
- A township and census-designated place therein, in Cedar County, Iowa.
- A tiny home rule city in Butler County, Kentucky.
- A town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts.
- A city in Oakland County, Michigan; a suburb of Detroit.
- A large city, the county seat of Olmsted County, Minnesota.
- A ghost town in Pershing County, Nevada.
- A city in Strafford County, New Hampshire.
- A large city, the county seat of Monroe County, New York.
- A town in Ulster County, New York.
- A village in Lorain County, Ohio.
- An unincorporated community in Noble County, Ohio.
- A borough of Beaver County, Pennsylvania.
- A small town in Haskell County, Texas.
- A town in Windsor County, Vermont.
- A village in Racine County, Wisconsin.
Origin
- Proto-Celtic*dwār
- Proto-Brythonic*dor
- Proto-Celtic*briwā?
- Proto-Brythonic*brew
- Proto-Brythonic*Doruβrew
- LatinDorubrevisbor.?
- Old EnglishHrofesinflu.
- Old Englishċeasterinflu.
- Old EnglishHrofesċeaster
- Middle EnglishRovescester
- EnglishRochester
From Middle English Rovescester, from Old English Hrofesċeaster (literally “Hrofi's fortified camp”). Doublet of Rossiter.
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Cite this entry
Rochester. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Rochester
“Rochester.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Rochester. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Rochester,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Rochester.
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