# Rothbury

> English word · Proper noun

## Definitions
1. A small town and civil parish in Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NU0501).
2. A small town in the Cessnock council area, eastern New South Wales, Australia.
3. A village in Oceana County, Michigan, United States.

## Etymology
From Middle English Rothebyr, probably from Old Norse rauðr (“red”) + Old English byriġ, dative singular of burh (“fort”), since the bedrock in the area is red. However, the first element could alternatively come from Old English personal name *Hroþa, thus 'Hrotha's fort'.

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