Rother

Rother
Recorded as Reuter, Root, Roote, Rote, Roth, Rothe, Rother, Rothert, Roiter, Roter, Rotter, Rotheman, Rothman, Rothmann, Rottmann, Roitman, Reitman, Rutter, and others, this is a surname of Dutch, English, French, German or Jewish origins, from which were created at least seven possibilities as to the original meaning! The first is from the pre 7th century word "rot" meaning red, and hence probably an ethnic name for an Anglo-Saxon, people who were often red haired. The second is topographical and like the surname Rhode, Rhodes or Rodes, a development of the early word "rod" meaning a wood, and hence a dweller at such a place. The third is from the Germanic word "hrod" meaning renown, and often used as a prefix of other personal names (and later) surnames such as Hrodger (Rodger or Roger) and Hrobert (Robert). The fourth is occupational and as Rote, Roter and Rotter, described a musician, one who played a rote, an early stringed instrument. The fifth is again is topographical and also occupational for a person who lived by or worked at a rot or root. This was a place where in ancient times flax was taken to be rotted down to release the linen fibres. The sixth is locational from living by the River Rother in Yorkshire, whilst the seventh is perhaps the most interesting. It was in a broad sense occupational, deriving from the ancient French word "routier." As such it described a man of the road, in medieval times a bandit or robber, but later and more romantically known as a highway man! It is unclear when the surname was first recorded, but as Rote it appears in Germany in 1138, whilst in England John Rotheman appears in the tax rolls of the county of Essex in 1327, and Adam Roth in records of the city of Colchester, also in Essex, in 1346.

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  • Rother — District Lage in East Sussex Status District Region South East England Verw.grafschaft East Sussex …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Rother — Roth er, a. [AS. hry[eth]er; cf. D. rund.] (Zo[ o]l.) Bovine. n. A bovine beast. [Obs.] Shak. [1913 Webster] {Rother beasts}, cattle of the bovine genus; black cattle. [Obs.] Golding. {Rother soil}, the dung of rother beasts. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Rother — Roth er, n. [OE. See {Rudder}.] A rudder. [1913 Webster] {Rother nail}, a nail with a very full head, used for fastening the rudder irons of ships; so called by shipwrights. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Rother — est un district d Angleterre. Il se situe dans la région du Sud Est dans le comté de l East Sussex. Liste des communes de Rother Brede Portail de l’Angleterre …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Rother [3] — Rother, Christian von, preuß. Staatsminister, geb. 14. Nov. 1778 in Ruppersdorf, gest. 7. Nov. 1849 auf seinem Gute Rogau in Schlesien, seit 1806 Kalkulator bei der Kriegs und Domänenkammer, war 1815 Spezialbevollmächtigter bei der Verteilung der …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Rother [2] — Rother, Christian von, preuß. Staatsminister, geb. 14. Nov. 1778 zu Ruppersdorf, 1820 Chef der Seehandlung, 1836 48 Geh. Staatsminister, gest. 7. Nov. 1849 auf Rogau (Schlesien), errichtete die Rother Stiftung für unversorgte Töchter verstorbener …   Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

  • Rother — Rother,   mittelhochdeutsches Epos, König Rother.   …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Rother [1] — Rother, Lied des Heldenbuches; Held desselben ist R., König von Bern (Verona), dessen Gesandten in Constantinopel um Constantins Tochter freiten; da diese schlecht vom Kaiser behandelt wurden, ging R. selbst als Graf Dietrich mit den Riesen… …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Rother [2] — Rother, Christian von R. geb. 14. Nov. 1778 in Ruppertsdorf bei Strehlen in Schlesien, fand, nachdem er die Schule verlassen hatte, erst bei einem Militärquartiermeister u. 1796 in Berlin beim Polizeiamte als Schreiber eine Anstellung. 1803[394]… …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Rother [1] — Rother, Name mehrerer Flüsse in England, deren wichtigster bei Rotherfield in Sussex entspringt, weiter unterhalb diese Grafschaft von Kent trennt und bei Winchelsea in den Kanal mündet …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Rother [2] — Rother (König R.), deutsch mittelalterliches Gedicht aus dem langobardischen Sagenkreis, ist von einem »fahrenden« Sänger aus den Rheinlanden um 1150 in Bayern abgefaßt und zwar in kurzen Reimpaaren mit oft recht ungenauen Reimen. Der Inhalt des… …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

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