Rockingham

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proper noun

A village and civil parish in North Northamptonshire district, Northamptonshire, England, previously in Corby district (OS grid ref SP8691).

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Meanings

proper nounRockingham (countable and uncountable, plural Rockinghams)

plural Rockinghams

  1. A placename:
    1. countableuncountableA village and civil parish in North Northamptonshire district, Northamptonshire, England, previously in Corby district (OS grid ref SP8691).
    2. countableuncountableA census-designated place in Bacon County, Georgia, United States.
    3. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Ray County, Missouri, United States.
    4. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Somerset County, New Jersey, United States.
    5. countableuncountableA city, the county seat of Richmond County, North Carolina, United States.
    6. countableuncountableA town in Windham County, Vermont, United States.
    7. countableuncountableA community in Nova Scotia, Canada.
    8. countableuncountableA local government area and suburb of Perth, Western Australia, named after the ship Rockingham, which was blown ashore there; in full, the City of Rockingham.
  2. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old English.
nounRockingham (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA 19th-century style of finely decorated porcelain.

Origin

From the Old English personal name Hroc or *Hrōca + -ing (“belonging to”) + hām (“homestead”).

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APA

Rockingham. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Rockingham

MLA

“Rockingham.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Rockingham. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Rockingham,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Rockingham.

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