Rhode

Meanings

1. for a person who either lived near a woodland clearing, or came from a place so named.
2. for a person who lived near a reed bed.

1. In Greek mythology, the oldest Oceanid, a daughter of Tethys and Oceanus

Etymology

From Middle English Rode, from Old English rod, rodu and/or Old English hrēod. The Rh- form—a 16th century spelling modification— was created by analogy with the unrelated Rhodes, Greece.