Rockhampton
English
Etymology 1
Etymology 2
From rock + Hampton (“a placename, considered generic”), referring to a bar of rocks that prevented further travel upriver. European settlement dates from 1855.
Synonyms
- (Queensland city): Rocky (informal)
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