出典:Wiktionary
出典:『Wiktionary』 (2026/03/16 23:49 UTC 版)
From Middle Scots Rothersay, apparently from an Old Norse term ending in ey (“island”), like other place names ending in -ay.
The town in New Brunswick may have been named after then–Prince of Wales Edward VII (1841–1910), who visited the area in 1860. The civil parish is named after the town.