Talk:Rothesay

Pronunciation
I've often wondered how Rothesay is pronounced, as it's a name I known only from reading, and never heard a Scot say it. Indefatigable 20:30, 21 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Is the o [ɒ] or [əʊ]?
 * Is the th [θ] or [ð]?
 * Is the e [ə] or silent?
 * Is the s [s] or [z]?


 * I have no idea of phonetic symbols, but i think most people say ROTH-e-sey, with the e more of a space than an actual e, and a soft s, not z. Some locals say "Rossey".
 * Do you suggest it has three syllables?

I would pronounce 'Roth' as in 'broth' and add 'say'. The 'e' is generally not pronounced. Hope this helps ! 90.7.231.28 (talk) 19:42, 31 July 2011 (UTC)
 * The person on the recording seems to be English. I wonder if the penultimate sound isn't /z/. The final sound is /i/, not /ei/.

Rothesay is pronounced "Rothsay" (Roth say) the 'e' is silent.

Naming convention
Naming_conventions_(geographic_names) suggests that the preferred name for the article is Rothesay, Scotland. The need is to distinguish from places outside Scotland. Any thoughts? Finavon (talk) 09:08, 11 January 2011 (UTC)

derivation
Could the English Roth be equivalent to the Gaelic Bhòid? If so, Rothesay may mean the isle of Bute. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 80.189.103.145 (talk) 13:32, 2 June 2012 (UTC) No the derivation is held to be from Viking settlers and started as Roth's Ey - i.e. Roth's Island. See main entry for Bute https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isle_of_Bute — Preceding unsigned comment added by 94.2.109.126 (talk) 12:50, 15 August 2016 (UTC)

Notable People
Richard Attenborough removed because his link is to a section of Bute remote from Rothesay not the town! --Stephencdickson (talk) 21:16, 19 February 2016 (UTC)

Requested move 6 November 2018

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The result of the move request was: pages moved. (non-admin closure) Celia Homeford (talk) 14:26, 14 November 2018 (UTC)

– I think that the capital of the Isle of Bute is the primary topic. It gets more than double views [|Rothesay,_New_Brunswick|Rothesay_(electoral_district)] and the one in Canada is named after this one. Per WP:2DABPRIMARY I suggest that we add a direct link to Rothesay, New Brunswick. Maybe it should be at Rothesay, Isle of Bute since the OS uses that name for the island, however apparently that's not proper, even though that's what its commonly called.  Crouch, Swale  ( talk ) 15:02, 6 November 2018 (UTC)
 * Rothesay, Bute → Rothesay
 * Rothesay → Rothesay (disambiguation)
 * Support per nom. Clear primary topic. -- Necrothesp (talk) 13:45, 7 November 2018 (UTC)


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