First attested as rathe in 996. Derived from Old Dutch rothe (“cleared land”). Compare Het Raan, Raar, Raren, Rhaan, Rhoon and Roden.

• IPA^(key): /raː/

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• Hyphenation: Rha
• Rhymes: -aː
• Homophone: ra

Rha n

1. a hamlet in Bronckhorst, Gelderland, Netherlands

• van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ῥᾶ (Rhâ).

Rha m (indeclinable)

1. a river in Sarmatia, now the Volga

• “Rha”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• “Rha”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly