Etymograph

English

Rothesay

Rothesay comes from Middle Scots Rothersay.

  1. Middle ScotsmodernRothersay
  2. EnglishtodayRothesay

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Middle ScotsmodernRothersay
  2. EnglishtodayRothesay

The story

The town in New Brunswick may have been named after then–Prince of Wales Edward VII (1841–1910), who visited the area in 1860. The civil parish is named after the town.

Every English word from Middle Scots Rothersay

Today it means

name A town on the Isle of Bute, Argyll and Bute council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS0864).

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Middle Scots Rothersay / Rothesay

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