Rockhampton

English

Etymology 1

Proper noun

Rockhampton

  1. A village in Gloucestershire, England.

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.

Proper noun

Rockhampton

  1. A regional city in Queensland, Australia.
    • 2011 January 12, Joel Kirkland, “Australia's Record Rains Squeeze World Coal Supplies as Scientists Study Climate Pattern”, in The New York Times‎[1], archived from the original on 15 September 2025:
      The coastal port cities, Mackay and Rockhampton, are 100 miles or more from Queensland's coal mines.
  2. A local government area in Queensland, Australia, which includes the city; in full, Rockhampton Region.
Synonyms
  • (Queensland city): Rocky (informal)
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