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Rokeby.

A placename:

6 characters3 syllables approx.English language

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  1. A placename: A deserted medieval village and civil parish in County Durham, England.

    countable · uncountable

  2. A placename: A town in the Shire of Baw Baw, Victoria, Australia.

    countable · uncountable

  3. A placename: A suburb of the City of Clarence, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.

    countable · uncountable

  4. A placename: A hamlet in Saskatchewan, Canada.

    countable · uncountable

  5. A placename: An unincorporated community in Lancaster County, Nebraska, United States.

    countable · uncountable

  6. A habitational surname from Old Norse.

    countable
Where this word comes from

From the Old Norse personal name Hroca, a byname from hrókr (“rook”), + bý (“farmstead”).

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