Rothwell

R1O1T1H4W4E1L1L1

proper noun

A surname.

OriginOld English *roþa →
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Meanings

proper nounRothwell (countable and uncountable, plural Rothwells)

plural Rothwells

  1. countableuncountableA surname.
  2. countableuncountableA small village and civil parish in West Lindsey district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF1599).
  3. countableuncountableA market town and civil parish with a town council in North Northamptonshire, Northamptonshire, England, previously in Kettering borough (OS grid ref SP8181).
  4. countableuncountableA market town and ward in the City of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE3428).
  5. countableuncountableA coastal suburb in the City of Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia.

Origin

  1. Old English*roþa
  2. EnglishRothwell

From Old English *roþa, the genitive plural of *roþ (“forest clearing”) + wielle (“spring”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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