Roch

See also: roch, roc'h, and ro'ch

English

Etymology

Middle English Rechedham, from Old English Rachetham, of Brythonic origin, from the intensive Proto-Brythonic prefix *ar- + *koɨd (“wood”), meaning "river opposite of the wood." More at Roch.

Proper noun

Roch

1. A river in Greater Manchester, England, which joins the River Irwell.
2. A village in Nolton and Roch community, Pembrokeshire, Wales (OS grid ref SM8721).

Derived terms

• Rochdale (English town)
• Nolton and Roch (Welsh community)

See also

• Roach (alternative spelling for the river)
• Riemann-Roch theorem (etymologically unrelated)

References

• Mills, A.D.: A Dictionary of English Place Names, 2nd Edition, page 289, s.n. Rochdale. Oxford University Press, 1998

Anagrams

• OCHR, chor

French

Etymology

Of Germanic origin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʁɔk/

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Proper noun

Roch m

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Rocco

Polish

Etymology

Derived from:

• Saint Roch
• truncation of Polish personal names beginning with Ro- (e.g. Rościsław and Rodsław) + -ch
• Old Polish roch ("rook", chess piece)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rɔx/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ɔx
• Syllabification: Roch

Proper noun

Roch m pers

1. a male surname

Declension

Declension of Roch

	singular	plural
nominative	Roch	Rochowie
genitive	Rocha	Rochów
dative	Rochowi	Rochom
accusative	Rocha	Rochów
instrumental	Rochem	Rochami
locative	Rochu	Rochach
vocative	Rochu	Rochowie

Proper noun

Roch f (indeclinable)

1. a female surname

Further reading

• “Roch”, in Internetowy słownik nazwisk w Polsce [Internet dictionary of surnames in Poland], 2022