Definitions for RATH
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WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. rathnoun

   a walled enclosure in Irish antiquity

2. Etymology: From ráth.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. RATHadjective

   Early; coming before the time.

   Etymology: rað , Saxon, quickly.

   Bring the rath primrose that forsaken dies,
   The tufted crow-toe and pale jessamine. John Milton.

2. Rathadverb

   Early.

   Thus is my summer worn away and wasted,
   Thus is my harvest hasten’d all too rathe,
   The ear, that budded fair, is burnt and blasted,
   And all my hoped gain is turn’d to scathe. Edmund Spenser.

   Strong Lagæan wines
   Rath ripe and purple grapes there be. Thomas May, Virgil.

   Rath ripe are some, and some of later kind,
   Of golden some, and some of purple rind. Thomas May, Virgil.

3. Rathnoun

   A hill. I know not whence derived.

   There is a great use among the Irish, to make great assemblies together upon a rath or hill, there to parly about matters and wrongs between townships or private persons. Edmund Spenser, on Ireland.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Rathnoun

   a hill or mound

2. Rathnoun

   a kind of ancient fortification found in Ireland

3. Rathadjective

   alt. of Rathe

4. Rathadverb

   alt. of Rathe

5. Etymology: [Ir. rath.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Rath

   räth, adj. early, soon—also Rathe.—adv. Rath (arch.), early, soon.—adj. Rath′erest (Shak.), superl. of Rath.—adv. Rath′ly, suddenly.—adj. Rath′ripe, early ripe. [A.S. hræth, quickly; Ice. hradhr, swift, Mid. High Ger. hrad, quick.]

2. Rath

   rath, n. a prehistoric hill-fort. [Ir.]

3. Rath

   rät, n. a name given to some Indian rock-cut Buddhist temples.

4. Rath

   rät, n. a Burmese state-carriage.

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. rath

   A Gaelic term in use for raft--a timber raft; it is also an ancient earthen fort.

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. rath

   RATH is the Cambodian name for orphan children. It literally translates into “ward of the State”.

   My Cambodian grandchild was named RATH Mona.

   
   

   Submitted by anonymous on September 6, 2018  

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. RATH

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Rath is ranked #5178 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Rath surname appeared 6,747 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 2 would have the surname Rath.
   
   85.5% or 5,774 total occurrences were White.
   9.9% or 672 total occurrences were Asian.
   1.8% or 122 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   1.7% or 116 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   0.5% or 35 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
   0.4% or 28 total occurrences were Black.

Anagrams for RATH »

1. Hart

2. hart

3. tahr

4. Thar

5. thar

6. trah

How to pronounce RATH?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say RATH in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of RATH in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of RATH in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Popularity rank by frequency of use

References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Rath
2. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=RATH
3. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/RATH
4. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=RATH
5. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=RATH
6. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html