# Rockhampton

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #45,635

## Definitions
1. A regional city in Queensland, Australia.
2. A local government area in Queensland, Australia, which includes the city; in full, Rockhampton Region.

## Etymology
From rock + Hampton (“a placename, considered generic”), referring to a bar of rocks that prevented further travel upriver. European settlement dates from 1855.

## Common misspellings (18)
`orckhampton`, `rcokhampton`, `rocckhampton`, `rochkampton`, `rockahmpton`, `rockhammpton`, `rockhampotn`, `rockhamppton`, `rockhamptno`, `rockhamptonn`, `rockhamptton`, `rockhamtpon`, `rockhapmton`, `rockhhampton`, `rockhmapton`, `rockkhampton`, `rokchampton`, `rrockhampton`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/rockhampton