English Explanatory Dictionary

Rodney

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A habitational surname from Old English.
  2. A male given name transferred from the surname.
noun
  1. A small Newfoundland wooden boat typically used by one person.

Pronunciation

/ˈɹɑdni/ /ˈɹɒdni/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Rodney.wav

Word forms

Rodney rodneys

Etymology

From Old English placename Hrōdanīeġ, Hrōdanīġ (literally “Hroda's island”), from Proto-Germanic *hrōþiz (“fame”) and *awjō (“island”).

Related words

Rodney Dangerfield Rodney Stoke
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