Rother.
A surname.
Meaning & usage
A surname.
A river in Derbyshire and South Yorkshire, England, which flows into the River Don at Rotherham.
A river in Hampshire and West Sussex, England, which flows into the River Arun.
A river in Kent and East Sussex, England, which flows into the English Channel.
A local government district in East Sussex created in 1974, which is named after the river in East Sussex.
Where this word comes from
# For the river in South Yorkshire: Probably 'the chief river', from Middle English Roder, from Proto-Brythonic *ro + Old Welsh *duβr. # For the river in West Sussex: Back-formation from Rotherbridge. # For the river in East Sussex: Back-formation from Rotherfield. Replaced Middle English Liminel, which is cognate with River Limden.
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