Roth

See also: roth and roð

English

Etymology

The surname reflects several origins; see Roth.

Proper noun

Roth (plural Roths)

1. A surname.
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     Having long represented Cobain’s widow, Courtney Love, United Talent Agency gained representation of the estate last year for what Mr. Roth describes as an “agencywide collaboration.”

   1. A surname from Middle English of English origin.
   2. A surname from German of German and Ashkenazi origin.

Derived terms

• Rothian
• Rothscraper
• Rothville

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Roth is the 574^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 58,278 individuals. Roth is most common among White (94.9%) individuals.

Anagrams

• Thor, hotr, orth-, thor, hotṛ, thro, thro'

French

Etymology

Borrowed from German Roth.

Proper noun

Roth m or f

1. a surname from German

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʁoːt/

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• Rhymes: -oːt

Etymology 1

From Old High German Rote, from rōt (“red”).

Proper noun

Roth n (proper noun, genitive Roths or (optionally with an article) Roth)

1. a town in the Middle Franconia region, Bavaria; official name: Roth bei Nürnberg
2. a rural district of the Middle Franconia region, Bavaria
3. a municipality of Eifelkreis Bitburg-Prüm district, Rhineland-Palatinate; official name: Roth an der Our
4. a municipality of Eifelkreis Bitburg-Prüm district, Rhineland-Palatinate; official name: Roth bei Prüm
5. a municipality of Bad Kreuznach district, Rhineland-Palatinate
6. a municipality of Altenkirchen district, Rhineland-Palatinate
7. a municipality of Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis district, Rhineland-Palatinate
8. a municipality of Rhein-Lahn-Kreis district, Rhineland-Palatinate

Proper noun

Roth m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Roths or (with an article) Roth, feminine genitive Roth, plural Roths)

1. a surname transferred from the place name

Etymology 2

Noun

Roth n (strong, genitive Roths, plural Roths)

1. obsolete spelling of Rot (“red”)

Declension

Declension of Roth [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Roth	die	Roths
genitive	eines	des	Roths	der	Roths
dative	einem	dem	Roth	den	Roths
accusative	ein	das	Roth	die	Roths

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from German Roth.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrɔt/
• Rhymes: -ɔt
• Hyphenation: Ròth

Proper noun

Roth m or f by sense

1. a surname from German

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from German Roth.

Proper noun

Roth m or f by sense

1. a surname from German

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from German Roth.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrot/ [ˈrot̪]
• Rhymes: -ot
• Syllabification: Roth

Proper noun

Roth m or f by sense

1. a surname from German