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Rochford.

A surname.

8 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

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  1. A surname.

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  2. A town and civil parish in Rochford district, in southeastern Essex, England (OS grid ref TQ8790).

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  3. A local government district in Essex, named after the town of Rochford.

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  4. A civil parish and two hamlets, Lower Rochford and Upper Rochford, in Malvern Hills district, Worcestershire, England (OS grid refs SO6368/6367).

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  5. A small settlement and locality in the Shire of Macedon Ranges, Victoria, Australia.

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  6. An unincorporated community in Pennington County, South Dakota, United States.

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Where this word comes from

From Middle English Rochford, from two sources in Old English, both of which eventually converged into the modern form: # 'The rook ford' or 'Rook's ford', from Old English hrōc (“rook”), genitive plural hrōca + ford, or else from Old English personal name Hrōc, genitive singular Hrōces + ford (respectively). # 'Ford of the hunting dogs', from Old English ræċċ (“hunting dog”), genitive singular ræċċes (the vowel later assimilated to that of Old French roche (“rock, cliff”)) + ford.

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