Roderick en · PROPN
Pronunciation
- /ˈɹɒdɹɪk/
- /ˈɹɒdəɹɪk/
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kreH-der. Proto-Germanic *hrōþiz Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs Proto-Celtic *rīxsbor. Proto-Germanic *rīks Proto-Germanic *Hrōþirīksder. English Roderick Medieval English name from Proto-Germanic *Hrōþirīks, revived after Walter Scott used it in a poem in 1811, where it is a translation of its Spanish cognate Rodrigo. Roderick is also used to anglicize Scottish Ruairidh and Welsh Rhydderch.
Meanings
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A male given name from the Germanic languages.
"You must not forget that eventually Roderick will have to succeed whatever title you choose. We must not select anything which would seem ridiculous in connection with Roderick. His actual name is bad enough, as it is. Roderick!" Mrs. Hammond winced. This was a painful subject with her. "How often I pleaded with poor Lucy to call him Thomas!"
1924, P. G. Wodehouse, Bill the Conqueror, George H. Doran, published 1924, page 16:
- A surname.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rodrick | alternative | lexicographic |
Relateds
Translations (14)
pt Rui (male given name) · cy Rhydderch (male given name) · bn রডারিক (male given name) · gd Ruairidh (male given name) · ar لُذَرِيق (male given name) · mr रॉडेरिक (male given name) · pt Rodrigo (male given name) · gl Roi (male given name) · pl Roderyk (male given name) · es Rodrigo (male given name) · es Ruy (male given name) · nl Roderik (male given name) · de Roderich (male given name) · gl Rodrigo (male given name)