Roth as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Roth

What is the meaning of the name Roth ?

The baby name Roth is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced English: /roʊθ/ (ROHTH, rhymes with 'both'); German/Yiddish: /roːt/ or /ʁoːt/.

Roth is English, German in Origin.

Roth is primarily a Germanic surname adopted as a given name. It stems from Middle High German rot “red,” a nickname for someone with red hair or a ruddy complexion. In many cases it is also topographic or habitational, from German Rod/Rode “clearing” (roden “to clear land”) and from numerous places named Roth. Less commonly, it can truncate older Germanic compounds beginning with Hrod-/Hroth- “fame.” Among Ashkenazic Jews, Roth was widely assumed in the 18th–19th centuries, often reflecting the German color term.

As a first name in English-speaking countries, Roth fits the modern surname-as-given-name style and is used sparingly for all genders. In Cambodian (Khmer), Roth/Rotha is an independent given-name element from roatth, meaning “state” or “nation,” lending the name a distinct cultural layer. Variants and related forms include Rothe, Rott, and Khmer Rotha; diminutives are uncommon.