Rowbotham

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proper noun

A surname from Old English.

OriginOld English rūh →
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Meanings

proper nounRowbotham (plural Rowbothams)

plural Rowbothams · alternative Robotham · alternative Rowbottom

  1. A surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishrūh“rough, overgrown”
  2. EnglishRowbotham

From Old English rūh (“rough, overgrown”) + botm (“bottom”), a topographic surname for someone who lived in an overgrown valley.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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