Rothesay

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Scotland/ˈɾɔθse/Scotland/ˈɾɔθsɪ/Scotland/ˈɾɔθsi/UK/ˈɹɒθsi/

proper noun

A town on the Isle of Bute, Argyll and Bute council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS0864).

OriginMiddle Scots Rothersay →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A town on the Isle of Bute, Argyll and Bute council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS0864).
  2. A civil parish of Kings County, New Brunswick, Canada.
  3. A town in Kings County, New Brunswick, Canada.
  4. A royal dukedom given to the male heir apparent to the reigning monarch of the United Kingdom.

Origin

  1. Middle ScotsRothersay
  2. EnglishRothesay

From Middle Scots Rothersay, apparently from an Old Norse term ending in ey (“island”), like other place names ending in -ay. The town in New Brunswick may have been named after then–Prince of Wales Edward VII (1841–1910), who visited the area in 1860. The civil parish is named after the town.

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Translations

Scottish Gaelic Baile Bhòid
  • Baile Bhòidtown on the Isle of Bute
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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