English / Map Form: Glenrothes
Gaelic Form: Gleann Rathais
Location: Fife
Post Town: GLENROTHES
County: Fife
Local Authority: Fife
English / Map Form: Glenrothes
Gaelic Form: Gleann Rathais
Genitive Form: Ghleann Rathais
Sources
Ràthais: Diack, Place-Names of Pictland, i, 113
ra-ash [comment by Alexander: rathais]: Diack, Inscriptions, 196
Rathais: Watson notebooks, CW12
Rathais: Watson in Dwelly
See here for more details. The name and settlement are modern, dating from 1948. It is named from the earls of Rothes who owned some of the land upon which Glenrothes was built. Glen was added but denotes nothing topographically.
The early forms above are for Rothes in Moray, from whom the earls of Rothes are named.
Additional Information
Glenrothes Fire Station ~ Stèisean-Smàlaidh Ghleann Rathais
Glenrothes with Thornton ~ Gleann Rathais le Thornton