rother

/ˈɹɒðə/

Etymology

# 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.

rother means A surname. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 86 out of 100.

rother is pronounced /ˈɹɒðə/.

name

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.“Burwash, spread along a ridge between the rivers Rother and Dudwell, was an important centre of the iron industry three centuries ago when the Weald was England's main source of iron ore.”
A local government district in East Sussex created in 1974, which is named after the river in East Sussex.

noun

A horned animal, especially an ox.
A rudder.