English
Glenrothes
From glen (“valley”) + Rothes (“after the Earl of Rothes”).
The story
It was originally named Rothes, but renamed to avoid confusion with Rothes in Moray.
Today it means
name A town in Fife council area, Scotland, and the administrative centre of Fife (OS grid ref NO2701).
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Glenrothes