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Rooke is a surname, and may refer to: Adolphus Rooke (1814–1881), English settler in Van Diemen's Land Arthur Rooke (1878–1947), British actor and silent
Rooke
English comedian and writer
Jack Rooke (born 1993) is an English comedian and writer. His work often explores issues surrounding grief and loss, using humour and documentary film
Jack_Rooke
List of ships with the same or similar names
establishments of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Rooke after Admiral Sir George Rooke: Ship HMS Rooke was a Thornycroft-type flotilla leader launched in
HMS_Rooke
English model and actress (1955–2022)
Pamela Rooke (23 June 1955 – 3 April 2022), better known by her mononym Jordan, was an English model and actress known for her work with Vivienne Westwood
Pamela_Rooke
British television sitcom
Big Boys is a British television sitcom created and written by Jack Rooke, first broadcast on Channel 4 and available on All 4 from 26 May 2022. It stars
Big_Boys_(TV_series)
English footballer (1911–1985)
Ronald Leslie Rooke (7 December 1911 – 9 June 1985) was an English footballer who played as a centre forward. During his three decades' playing career
Ronnie_Rooke
British actor and film director
Arthur Henry Rooke (18 May 1878 – 1947) was a British actor and film director of the silent era. Rooke had worked in the theatre for many years before
Arthur_Rooke
Royal Navy officer and politician (1650–1709)
Admiral of the Fleet Sir George Rooke (1650 – 24 January 1709) was a Royal Navy officer and politician. As a junior officer he saw action at the Battle
George_Rooke
British astronomer and mathematician
Lawrence Rooke (also Laurence) (1622–26 June 1662) was an English astronomer and mathematician. He was also one of the founders of the Royal Society,
Lawrence_Rooke
Australian politician
Isidore Joachim Raphael Rooke (1841 – 28 November 1901), was a colonial merchant and politician in the colony of Tasmania. Rooke was born in Spain in 1841
Henry_Rooke
Australian rules footballer, born 1981
Max Rooke (born Jarad Maxwell Rooke; 19 December 1981) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Geelong Football Club in the Australian
Max_Rooke
Irish rugby union player
Vaughan Rooke (24 September 1869 – 6 January 1946) was an Irish rugby union international. Rooke, born in Dublin, was the son of Thomas and Adelaide Rooke. After
Charles_Rooke
British watercolourist (1842–1942)
Thomas Matthews Rooke (1842, London – 1942, London) was a British watercolourist. He worked as a designer, as an assistant to other artists, and was commissioned
Thomas_Matthews_Rooke
Topics referred to by the same term
James Rooke or Rook may refer to: James Rooke (British Army general) (1742–1805), English general and politician James Rooke (British Legion officer) (1770–1819)
James_Rooke
English television presenter (born 1976)
Major Hayman Rooke (1723–1806) was an English antiquarian and British Army soldier who discovered the Major Oak tree in Sherwood Forest and two Roman
Hayman_Rooke
British soldier who fought in the Napoleonic and Spanish American Wars of Independence
James Rooke (1770–1819) also known as Jaime Rooke or Jaime Rook was a British career soldier who fought in the Napoleonic Wars and in the Venezuelan and
James Rooke (British Legion officer)
James_Rooke_(British_Legion_officer)
Australian actor
Steven Rooke is an Australian actor who has performed on stage, in films and television. Rooke graduated from Noosa District State High School in 1996
Steven_Rooke
1817 poem by Thomas Moore
Lalla Rookh is a romantic work by Irish poet Thomas Moore, first published in 1817. The title refers to the fictional heroine of the frame tale, depicted
Lalla_Rookh
Illegitimate daughter of Charles II of England
Middlesex, Lady Mary married Major James Rooke, by whom she had one daughter Margaret Frances Disney Rooke (ca. 1708-1766), married a William Sheldon
Lady_Mary_Tudor
British artist and studio potter (born 1938)
Bernard Rooke (born 1938) is a British artist and studio potter. Rooke has exhibited his "Brutalist" ceramics and painting both in the UK and abroad with
Bernard_Rooke
English wood engraver and illustrator (1881–1953)
Noel Rooke (1881–1953) was a British wood-engraver and artist. His ideas and teaching made a major contribution to the revival of British wood-engraving
Noel_Rooke
English para-badminton player
Martin Rooke (born 21 November 1972) is an English former para-badminton player. He represented Great Britain in the men's singles WH2 event in para-badminton
Martin_Rooke
Topics referred to by the same term
Thomas Rooke may refer to: Thomas Charles Byde Rooke, English physician who married into the royal family of the Kingdom of Hawaii Thomas Matthews Rooke, British
Thomas_Rooke
Queen of Hawaii from 1856 to 1863
Emma Kalanikaumakaʻamano Kaleleonālani Naʻea Rooke (January 2, 1836 – April 25, 1885) was queen of Hawaii as the wife of King Kamehameha IV from 1856
Queen_Emma_of_Hawaii
British rock climber
John Rooke Corbett (27 September 1876 – 13 August 1949), better known as J. Rooke Corbett was one of the founder-members of The Rucksack Club and their
John_Rooke_Corbett
English businessman
Sir Denis Eric Rooke OM CBE FRS FREng (2 April 1924 – 2 September 2008) was an English industrialist and engineer. Denis Eric Rooke was born in New Cross
Denis_Rooke
The Rookie is an American drama series created by Alexi Hawley for ABC. The series follows John Nolan, a man in his forties, who becomes the oldest rookie
List_of_The_Rookie_episodes
Australian suffragist
Jessie Spink Rooke (10 September 1845 – 4 January 1906) was a suffragette and temperance reformer in Tasmania, Australia, and one of the first Tasmanian
Jessie_Rooke
Canadian academic (1942–2008)
Constance Rooke (November 14, 1942 – October 4, 2008) was a Canadian academic who was President and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Winnipeg from
Constance_Rooke
Levi Rooke (June 2, 1891 – June 27, 1994) was an American businessman and philanthropist, and benefactor to Bucknell University. He gifted Rooke Chapel
Robert_Levi_Rooke
Hawaiian high chiefess (1808–1866)
Grace Kamaʻikuʻi Young Rooke (September 8, 1808 – July 26, 1866) was a Hawaiian high chiefess who was daughter of John Young, the chief military advisor
Grace_Kamaʻikuʻi
American architect (1862 - 1946)
Frank Aydelott Rooke (1862–1946), known professionally as Frank A. Rooke, was a New York architect who designed the historic Claremont Riding Academy
Frank_A._Rooke
Irish Anglican priest
Henry Benjamin Rooke was an Irish Anglican priest. Rooke was born in Dublin and educated at Trinity College there. He was ordained in 1854. His first
Henry_Rooke_(priest)
1702 battle of the War of the Spanish Succession
amphibious assault, however, had proved a disaster, but as Admiral George Rooke retreated home in early October, he received news that the Spanish treasure
Battle_of_Vigo_Bay
Matthew Rooke is a musician, composer and performer who also works in producing and directing theatre work. Born in England, he is of Scottish and Gabonese
Matthew_Rooke
By-election to the 34th Dáil
February 2026. On 24 February 2026 People Before Profit announced Denman Rooke as their candidate. Despite speculation about a joint left ticket, Sinn
2026_Galway_West_by-election
Canadian novelist
Leon Rooke, CM (born September 11, 1934) is a Canadian novelist. He was born in Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina in the United States. Educated at the University
Leon_Rooke
English physician and spouse of Hawaiian royal
Thomas Charles Byde Rooke (18 May 1806 – 28 November 1858) was an English medical doctor who married into the royal family of the Kingdom of Hawaii. He
Thomas_Charles_Byde_Rooke
English mines proprietor (1810-1872)
Richard Rooke Michell (31 December 1810, in Marazion, Cornwall – 15 April 1872, in Wimpole Street, London) was an English mines proprietor. Along with
Richard_Rooke_Michell
English actress (1874–1958)
Irene Rooke (born Irene Bessie Ingaretha Rooke; 30 May 1874 – 14 June 1958) was an English theatre and film actress from Bridport, Dorset, England. She
Irene_Rooke
Greek poet (1939–2020)
Anghelaki-Rooke (Greek: Κατερίνα Αγγελάκη-Ρουκ; 22 February 1939 – 21 January 2020) was a Greek poet, translator and lecturer. Anghelaki-Rooke was born
Katerina_Anghelaki-Rooke
English judge
Sir Giles Rooke (1743–1808) was an English judge. The third son of Giles Rooke, a merchant of London and director of the East India Company, by Frances
Giles_Rooke
Default wallpaper of Windows XP
because of its appeal and landscape. Writing for Digital Camera World, Hannah Rooke said that Bliss became a metaphor for peace, nostalgia, and natural charm
Bliss_(photograph)
1704 battle of the War of the Spanish Succession
which included the English and Dutch. An Anglo-Dutch fleet under Sir George Rooke was sent into the Mediterranean in 1704, capturing Gibraltar on 4 August
Battle_of_Málaga_(1704)
Church in Bucknell University, United States
States. A gift of Robert Levi Rooke (1891–1994), the chapel is named in memory of Rooke's parents, Charles and Olive. Rooke announced the gift in 1963,
Rooke_Chapel
Barbara Elizabeth Rooke (1917–1978) was a Canadian scholar of English literature, a specialist in the works of Coleridge. A professor of English at the
Barbara_Rooke
South African writer
Daphne Marie Rooke (née Pizzey) (6 March 1914 – 21 January 2009 ) was a South African author of works such as "Mittee", "Ratoons" and "Wizards' Country"
Daphne_Rooke
1693 battle of the Nine Years' War
Tourville defeated an Anglo-Dutch fleet under George Rooke near Lagos Bay in Portugal. Rooke's squadron was protecting the Smyrna convoy, and it is by
Battle_of_Lagos_(1693)
1704 capture by the Anglo-Dutch fleet
and admiral George Rooke, commander of the main Grand Alliance fleet, failed to take Barcelona in the name of "Charles III"; Rooke subsequently evaded
Capture_of_Gibraltar
Landlady to Benjamin Franklin
Margaret Rooke Stevenson (1706–1783) was a British landlady and close friend of Benjamin Franklin. Franklin rented rooms from her during both of his stays
Margaret_Rooke_Stevenson
Australian politician
Adolphus Frederick Rooke (27 April 1814 – 12 December 1881) was an English-born settler in Van Diemen's Land (later Tasmania) who worked as a brewer and
Adolphus_Rooke
Portuguese footballer (born 1985)
score over 30 goals in one of the five top European leagues since Ronnie Rooke with Arsenal in 1948. On 26 July, Ronaldo scored the opening goal in a 2–0
Cristiano_Ronaldo
Academy in Westminster, London, England
different posts in an ecclesiastical career spanning over half a century. Denis Rooke (2 April 1924 – 2 September 2008) was a British industrialist and engineer
Westminster_City_School
Christianity portal Patrick William Rooke (born 1955) was the Bishop of Tuam, Killala, and Achonry in the Church of Ireland. He retired on 31 October
Patrick_Rooke
Association football club in London, England
11 19 033.33 Jack Butler July 1947 June 1949 88 23 24 41 026.14 Ronnie Rooke June 1949 29 November 1950 62 19 15 28 030.65 Fred Dawes/Charlie Slade 29
Crystal_Palace_F.C.
Argentine footballer (born 1987)
Archived from the original on 14 February 2025. Retrieved 5 April 2026. Rooke, Tom (20 September 2024). "Barcelona icon Lamine Yamal idolised growing
Lionel_Messi
English artist (1902–1998)
Celia Mary Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes known as Celia Fiennes and later Celia Rooke, (10 March 1902 – 17 September 1998) was a British artist, notable as a
Celia_Fiennes_(artist)
English priest and academic (1702–1754)
George Henry Rooke, D.D. (3 August 1702 – 7 February 1754) was an English priest and academic in the eighteenth century. Rooke was born in Carlisle. He
George_Rooke_(priest)
Australian admiral (1852–1933)
Vice Admiral Sir William Rooke Creswell, KCMG, KBE (20 July 1852 – 20 April 1933) was an Australian naval officer, commonly considered to be the 'father'
William_Creswell
Australian pop rockabilly band
Catlin on double bass and lead vocals, Piet Collins on drums and Charlie Rooke on guitar and lead vocals. They issued two studio albums, This Is the Sharp
The_Sharp
Private college in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, U.S.
included the renovation of the Olin Science Building, the construction of the Rooke Chemistry Building in 1990 and a new Biology Building in 1991. The Weis
Bucknell_University
2008 video game
changes to Thomas's tone and appearance, writer and lead designer Frank Rooke argued that "the main character's transformation between the first and second
Condemned_2:_Bloodshot
2005 video game
game went gold on November 2. The game's writer and lead designer, Frank Rooke, cites films such as Adrian Lyne's Jacob's Ladder (1990), Jonathan Demme's
Condemned:_Criminal_Origins
English actress
2024. Dessau, Bruce (9 January 2024). "Interview: Big Boys Creator Jack Rooke talks About Series Two". Beyond the Joke. Retrieved 12 December 2024. Richardson
Harriet_Webb
Unsolved murders in Australia
which was where Rooke was waiting when she disappeared. On Saturday 5 July, five weeks later, a man walking his dogs found Rooke’s naked body in a shallow
Tynong North and Frankston murders
Tynong_North_and_Frankston_murders
Bombe operator (1924–2019)
Jean Millar Valentine, later Jean Millar Rooke (7 July 1924 – 17 May 2019) was an operator of the Bombe decryption device in Hut 11 at Bletchley Park
Jean Valentine (bombe operator)
Jean_Valentine_(bombe_operator)
English general
James Rooke (c. 28 November 1742 – 4 October 1805) was an English general in the British Army and a politician. He was the only son of Major James Rooke and
James Rooke (British Army general)
James_Rooke_(British_Army_general)
Local history museum in Wagga Wagga, NSW, Australia
cycling Roche, Tony - tennis Rooke, Barney - shooting Rooke, Matthew & Longmore, Anna - dancesport Schuster (née Rooke), Maree - clay target shooting
Museum_of_the_Riverina
Historic house in Pennsylvania, United States
The Robert Rooke House is an historic home that is located in West Vincent Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States. It was added to the
Robert_Rooke_House
English actor (born 1940)
actors Patricia Hayes and Valentine Brooke, whose stage name was Valentine Rooke. As a boy actor he was known as Richard Brooke. He has led a versatile career
Richard_O'Callaghan
975 1337 0.73 2002–present 3 Josef Bican 950+ 624 1.52 1930–1957 4 Ronnie Rooke 934+ 1030 0.91 1929–1961 5 Lionel Messi 925 1194 0.77 2003–present 6 Jimmy
List of footballers with 500 or more goals
List_of_footballers_with_500_or_more_goals
Former Royal Navy shore establishment
HMS Rooke was a shore establishment of the British Armed Forces in Gibraltar from 1946 to 1990. Located on Queensway near King's Bastion, the base replaced
HMS Rooke (1946 shore establishment)
HMS_Rooke_(1946_shore_establishment)
2012 Canadian romantic drama film
Best Editing (Roderick Deogrades) and Best Original Score (Hugh Marsh, Don Rooke and Michelle Willis). Cromwell won the award for Best Performance by an
Still_Mine
American basketball executive
Indianapolis Business Journal. Retrieved September 24, 2014. John Rooke (March 30, 2013). "John Rooke - Thinking Out Loud". Go Local Prov. Retrieved September
William_Wesley
2008 novel by Kate Grenville
of the book connect to Grenville's other novel, The Secret River. Daniel Rooke (loosely based on Dawes) is a self-possessed boy whose parents seek to better
The_Lieutenant_(novel)
2021 APS-C mirrorless camera
interchangeable lens vlogging machine". The Verge. Retrieved 2025-09-14. Rooke, Hannah (2024-01-23). "Japan's top 10 cameras of 2023 are surprising with
Sony_ZV-E10
1702 siege
and a skilful defence from the Marquis of Villadarias, Admiral George Rooke was unable to complete his objective and, after a month, he set sail for
Battle_of_Cádiz_(1702)
Precursor to the Royal Society of London
took over the chair of rhetoric, he therefore joined Wren (astronomy), Rooke (mathematics), Petty (music), and Goddard (physic), making five of the seven
Gresham College and the formation of the Royal Society
Gresham_College_and_the_formation_of_the_Royal_Society
Canadian literary magazine
magazine was edited by Skelton from 1971 to 1983, and thereafter by Constance Rooke, Derk Wynand, Marlene Cookshaw, and John Barton (editor from 2004 to 2018)
The_Malahat_Review
2002 studio album by Godspeed You! Black Emperor
recording) at the Hotel2Tango in Montreal, and mastered by John Loder and Steve Rooke at Abbey Road Studios in London, UK. Yanqui U.X.O received a rating of 80
Yanqui_U.X.O.
Irish composer and violinist
William Michael Rooke (29 September 1794 – 14 October 1847) was an Irish violinist and composer. Born William Michael O'Rourke in South Great George's
William_Michael_Rooke
King of England, Scotland, and Ireland from 1660 to 1685
married Henry Graham (of Levens), and upon his death she married James Rooke. Other probable mistresses include: Christabella Wyndham Hortense Mancini
Charles_II_of_England
English wood engraver
active at the beginning of the twentieth century. She was a pupil of Noel Rooke at the Central School of Arts and Crafts and exhibited regularly with the
Muriel_Jackson
English footballer (born 1970)
Rodney Rooke (born 7 April 1970) is an English former footballer who played in the Football League as a full-back for Colchester United and a number of
Rodney_Rooke
English footballer and pundit (born 1963)
Richardson 1937: Steele 1938: Lawton 1939: Lawton 1947: Westcott 1948: Rooke 1949: Moir 1950: Davis 1951: Mortensen 1952: Robledo 1953: Wayman 1954:
Ian_Wright
British Overseas Territory in Iberia
Waters (BGTW). The shore establishment at Gibraltar is called HMS Rooke after Sir George Rooke, who captured the Rock for Archduke Charles (pretender to the
Gibraltar
Annual writing festival in Eden Mills, Ontario, Canada
its banks. In 1989 the Eden Mills Writers' Festival began, featuring Leon Rooke, local resident, writer and a Governor General's Award winner. It has been
Eden_Mills_Writers'_Festival
Grand final of the 2009 Australian Football League season
coldest on record for a grand final. Geelong started strongly, with Max Rooke scoring the opening goal of the game in the 3rd minute after winning a holding
2009_AFL_Grand_Final
British and Irish subculture
and Hunsnet (a word play of Mumsnet), celebrating "huns". Comedian Jack Rooke made references to several "huns" in his Channel 4 sitcom Big Boys, including
Hun_subculture
2004 reality television series
suspects this quote was scripted. Rooke initially accepted the prize money and the trip with Rivera on camera. Rooke later rejected the prize prior to
There's Something About Miriam
There's_Something_About_Miriam
Traditional Hawaiian feast
feast), prepared for them. A luau was also served up at the residence of Dr. Rooke.” The modern name comes from a food often served at a lūʻau: lūʻau stew
Lūʻau
Football match
third. Watched by a crowd of over 30,000, Reg Lewis, Bryn Jones, and Ronnie Rooke each scored for the league champions inside the first 15 minutes. Manchester
1948_FA_Charity_Shield
Royal forest in Nottinghamshire, England
Roman villas were identified in nearby Mansfield Woodhouse by Major Hayman Rooke in 1787. Sherwood Forest was first recorded as being named Sciryuda in 958
Sherwood_Forest
1906 play by John Galsworthy
Barthwick – Frances Ivor Jack Barthwick – A. E. Matthews Mrs. Jones – Irene Rooke Jones – Norman McKinnel An Unknown Lady – Sydney Fairbrother Act I, Scene
The_Silver_Box
British naval officer and politician
Bay in 1702. In 1703-4 Wishart was with Sir George Rooke at the Capture of Gibraltar. By 1704 Rooke was threatening to resign when he found out that William
James_Wishart
Annual outdoor music festival in England
Conte, Trixie Mattel, Bimini, Fat Tony, Kiddy Smile, Jodie Harsh, Jack Rooke 21 February 2026 Bondi Beach, Australia Kesha, Becky Hill, Countess Luann
Mighty_Hoopla
Northern Irish footballer (1946–2005)
Richardson 1937: Steele 1938: Lawton 1939: Lawton 1947: Westcott 1948: Rooke 1949: Moir 1950: Davis 1951: Mortensen 1952: Robledo 1953: Wayman 1954:
George_Best
English actor
series Scarborough. He had a main role as Yemi in all three series of Jack Rooke created Channel 4 coming-of-age comedy drama series Big Boys, with his performance
Olisa_Odele
English comedian, writer and actress
February 2024. Retrieved 9 February 2024. "Baftas for Kat Sadler, Jack Rooke and Bisha K Ali". Chortle. Retrieved 29 April 2024. "RTS PROGRAMME AWARDS
Kat_Sadler
Derelict artillery battery in Gibraltar
Rooke Battery is a now derelict artillery battery on the west side of the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar. The derelict battery can now be found
Rooke_Battery
ROOKE
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Girl/Female
English
Nobility; strength.
Boy/Male
Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
Victory with the God's Name
Girl/Female
Hindu
Loves, Wealth creeper
Boy/Male
Bengali, Indian
Excellence; Well-being; Superior; Best; Eminent
Boy/Male
American, Australian, British, Danish, English, French, German, Swiss
Manly
Girl/Female
Indian
Well Wisher
Female
Dutch
, war refuge.
Girl/Female
Christian & English(British/American/Australian)
Light
Boy/Male
Arabic, Indian, Muslim
Old Arabic Name
Boy/Male
Hindu
Lord of the mind, God of mind
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imp. & p. p.
of Rook
n.
The breeding ground of seals, esp. of the fur seals.
n.
A breeding place, or rookery, of penguins.
n.
The breeding place of a colony of rooks; also, the birds themselves.
pl.
of Rookery
n.
A dilapidated building with many rooms and occupants; a cluster of dilapidated or mean buildings.
n.
A brothel.
n.
A breeding place of other gregarious birds, as of herons, penguins, etc.