Roderick

Meaning

A male given name from the Germanic languages.

Translations

Rodrigue

Roderich

Roderic

Rodrigue

Roderico

Roderick

Roderick

Frequency

C2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈɹɒdəɹɪk/
Etymology

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.

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