Rockingham.
A placename:
Meaning & usage
A placename: A village and civil parish in North Northamptonshire district, Northamptonshire, England, previously in Corby district (OS grid ref SP8691).
A placename: A census-designated place in Bacon County, Georgia, United States.
A placename: An unincorporated community in Ray County, Missouri, United States.
A placename: An unincorporated community in Somerset County, New Jersey, United States.
A placename: A city, the county seat of Richmond County, North Carolina, United States.
A placename: A town in Windham County, Vermont, United States.
A placename: A community in Nova Scotia, Canada.
A placename: A local government area and suburb of Perth, Western Australia, named after the ship Rockingham, which was blown ashore there; in full, the City of Rockingham.
A habitational surname from Old English.
Where this word comes from
From the Old English personal name Hroc or *Hrōca + -ing (“belonging to”) + hām (“homestead”).
A 19th-century style of finely decorated porcelain.
Where this word comes from
From the Old English personal name Hroc or *Hrōca + -ing (“belonging to”) + hām (“homestead”).
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