Rockingham

A placename:

Proper noun

  1. A placename:

    1. A village and civil parish in North Northamptonshire district, Northamptonshire, England, previously in Corby district (OS grid ref SP8691).

    2. A census-designated place in Bacon County, Georgia, United States.

    3. An unincorporated community in Ray County, Missouri, United States.

    4. An unincorporated community in Somerset County, New Jersey, United States.

    5. A city, the county seat of Richmond County, North Carolina, United States.

    6. A town in Windham County, Vermont, United States.

    7. A community in Nova Scotia, Canada.

    8. A local government area and suburb of Perth, Western Australia, named after the ship Rockingham, which was blown ashore there; in full, the City of Rockingham.

  2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

From the Old English personal name Hroc or *Hrōca + -ing (“belonging to”) + hām (“homestead”).

Forms

Rockinghams

Derived

East Rockingham Rockingham County

Noun

  1. A 19th-century style of finely decorated porcelain.