Meanings
plural Rochfords
- countableuncountableA surname.
- countableuncountableA local government district in Essex, named after the town of Rochford.
- countableuncountableA civil parish and two hamlets, Lower Rochford and Upper Rochford, in Malvern Hills district, Worcestershire, England (OS grid refs SO6368/6367).
- countableuncountableA small settlement and locality in the Shire of Macedon Ranges, Victoria, Australia.
- countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Pennington County, South Dakota, United States.
Origin
- Old Frenchroche“rock, cliff”
- Old Englishræċċ“hunting dog”
- Old Englishhrōc“rook”
- Middle EnglishRochford
- EnglishRochford
From Middle English Rochford, from two sources in Old English, both of which eventually converged into the modern form: # 'The rook ford' or 'Rook's ford', from Old English hrōc (“rook”), genitive plural hrōca + ford, or else from Old English personal name Hrōc, genitive singular Hrōces + ford (respectively). # 'Ford of the hunting dogs', from Old English ræċċ (“hunting dog”), genitive singular ræċċes (the vowel later assimilated to that of Old French roche (“rock, cliff”)) + ford.
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