Origin of the name Roderick: From the Middle Latin Rodericus, which is derived from the Old High German Hrodrich (famous ruler), a compound name composed from the elements hruod (fame) and rik (king, ruler).
Rhodes is a locational surname, with other spellings Rhoades, Rhoads, Roads, Roades, and Rodes, deriving from the Old English rod, meaning "a clearing in the woods", or from one of a number of locations from this word.
English Meaning: The name Rodge is an English baby name. In English the meaning of the name Rodge is: Famed spear.
Roger is a masculine given name and a surname. The given name is derived from the Old French personal names Roger and Rogier. These names are of Germanic origin, derived from the elements hrōd, χrōþi ("fame", "renown") and gār, gēr ("spear", "lance"). The name was introduced into England by the Normans.
Latin Meaning: The name Rodhlann is a Latin baby name. In Latin the meaning of the name Rodhlann is: Famous.
Pronounced "RAH-dee-on." A Russian name that comes from the Greek name Heroides, meaning "song of the hero." Famous real-life people named Rodion: | Edit Share what you know! Rodion in song, story & screen: | Edit. Rodion is the central character in the novel Crime and Punishment by Feodor Dostoevsky.
This interesting surname of English origin with variant spellings Rodman, Rodgman, Roggeman, etc. is an occupational name for a riding servitor or attendant on horseback. In feudal times Rodmen were "certain servitors who held their lands by serving their lords on horseback".
Meaning & History. From a surname, originally derived from a place name, which meant "Hroda's island" in Old English (where Hroda is a Germanic given name meaning "fame"). It was first used as a given name in honour of the British admiral Lord Rodney (1719-1792).
From a surname, originally derived from a place name, which meant "Hroda's island" in Old English (where Hroda is a Germanic given name meaning "fame"). It was first used as a given name in honour of the British admiral Lord Rodney (1719-1792).
Meaning & History. From a surname, originally derived from a place name, which meant "Hroda's island" in Old English (where Hroda is a Germanic given name meaning "fame"). It was first used as a given name in honour of the British admiral Lord Rodney (1719-1792).
