English Explanatory Dictionary

Roderick

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A male given name from the Germanic languages.
  2. A surname.

Pronunciation

/ˈɹɒdəɹɪk/ /ˈɹɒdɹɪk/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Roderick.wav

Word forms

Roderick Rodrick

Etymology

Etymology tree 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.

Related words

Rod Roddy Derick
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