# Rottingdean

> English word · Proper noun

## Definitions
1. A village in the city of Brighton and Hove, East Sussex, England (OS grid ref TQ3702).

## Etymology
Perhaps the valley of the people associated with Rōta (a male personal name, probably the leader of a band of invading Saxons). The first recorded mention is Rotingeden, in the Domesday Book.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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