English Explanatory Dictionary

Hodge

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A surname originating as a patronymic.
  2. A place name in the United States:
  3. An unincorporated community in the Mojave Desert, San Bernardino County, California.
  4. A village in Jackson Parish, Louisiana.
  5. An unincorporated community in Lafayette County, Missouri.
noun
  1. A rustic; a country person.

Pronunciation

/hɒd͡ʒ/ /hɑd͡ʒ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-Hodge.wav

Word forms

Hodge Hodges

Etymology

From a Middle English diminutive of the given name Roger. The substitution of H for R is common in English words derived from Norman French.

Related words

Roger Rogers

Derived words

Hodge dual Hodges Hodgkin Hodgkins Hodgkinson
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