Roxburgh

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Scotland/ˈɾɔksb(ə)ɾə/UK/ˈɹɒksb(ə)ɹə/

proper noun

A village in the Scottish Borders council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT7030).

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Meanings

proper nounRoxburgh (countable and uncountable, plural Roxburghs)

plural Roxburghs · alternative Rosborough · alternative Roseberry · alternative Rosebery · alternative Roseboro · alternative Roseburrow · alternative Roxborough

  1. A placename:
    1. countableuncountableA village in the Scottish Borders council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT7030).
    2. countableuncountableAn ancient royal burgh near the village which was destroyed in 1460 (OS grid ref NT7133).
    3. countableuncountableA town in Central Otago district, Otago, New Zealand.
  2. countableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

From the Old English personal name Hrōc, a byname from hrōc (“rook, kind of crow”), + -s- + burg (“fortified place”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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