# Rotherham

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈɹɒðəɹəm/ · frequency rank #23,978

## Definitions
1. A large town and metropolitan borough of South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SK4392).
2. A habitational surname from Old English.

## Etymology
From Rother (“a river in South Yorkshire”) + Old English hām (“homestead, estate”).

## Easily confused with
- **Rotterdam** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rotherham-vs-rotterdam)

## Common misspellings (14)
`ortherham`, `rohterham`, `rotehrham`, `rothehram`, `rotherahm`, `rotherhamm`, `rotherhham`, `rotherhma`, `rotherrham`, `rothherham`, `rothreham`, `rottherham`, `rrotherham`, `rtoherham`

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