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Roderick

Roderick, Rodrick or Roderic (Proto-Germanic *Hrōþirīks, from *hrōþiz, lit. 'fame, glory' + *ríks, 'king, ruler') is a Germanic name, recorded from the 8th century onward. Its Old High German forms are Hrodric, Chrodericus, Hroderich, Roderich, Ruodrich, etc.; in Gothic language Hrōþireiks; in Old English language it appears as Hrēðrīc or Hroðrīc, and in…

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Gender
Male
Meaning
"fame/glory/great" + "reiks, king, ruler, leader"
Name day
March 13
Region of origin
Northern Europe; Visigothic Kingdom
Variant forms
Hrœrekr, Hrærekur, Rœrekr, Rorich, Rorik, Rurik, Rúrik, Rurich, Roddy, Rodrick, Roderic, Roderich, Rodric, Ruodrich, Chrodericus, Hrodericus, Rodericus, Ludhriq, Rodrigo, Rhoderick
Word/name
Germanic

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Roderick

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Triples169
Avg. degree1.98
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related to Modern given name · 55
Roderick → AberdeenRoderick Williams, All, Allen, American, Arab, Bahamian, Beaton, Biophysics, Bowe, Bremner, Brind'Amour, British, British HellenistRoderick, Butler, Canadian, Chadwick, Chisholm, Coyne, England, English
related to Medieval period · 49
Roderick → Beowulf, Blankenberg, Bröl, Castilian, Córdoba, Denmark, Dorestad, El Cid, Father, Frisia, German, He, Holmgard, Hreðric, Hroðgar's, Hrøríkr, Hrœrekr, King, Landjäegermeister, Lohmar
related to Modern surname · 23
Roderick → Aaron Roderick, American, Army, Assistant Professor, Associated Press, Brigham Young University Cougars, British, British Anglican, British Labour Party, Eisenhower AdministrationGerald Roderick, GreensboroGeorge, MissouriJane Roderick, North Carolina, Quiet Garden MovementRichard Roderick, Rodrigues, Rodriguez, See, SpainCaerwyn Roderick, United States Department, University
related to Fictional characters · 21
Roderick → Austria, British, Diary, Edgar Allan Poe's, Hetalia, Hobgoblin, House, Jeeves, Marvel ComicsRoderick Random, Ngaio Marsh, Roderich Edelstein, Roderick Alleyn, Roderick Kingsey, Roderick Random, Rodrick Heffley, The Adventures, The Fall, Tobias SmollettRoderick Spode, Usher, Wimpy Kid
related to Other · 12
Roderick → African-American, AJ231, American Civil WarKenneth Roderick, Buford House, Confederate, John Sladek16194 Roderick, Nathan Bedford Forrest, Nathan Bedford Forrest's, NRHP, O'Neal, Tennessee, Williamson County
see also · 3
Roderick → RodericRodrick, RodrigoRodríguez, RurikBroderickGermanic
Gender · 1
Roderick → Male
Meaning · 1
Roderick → "fame/glory/great" + "reiks, king, ruler, leader"
Name day · 1
Roderick → March 13
Region of origin · 1
Roderick → Northern Europe; Visigothic Kingdom

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name also king roderic english form given rurik rodrigo surname roddy british visigothic used rodrick medieval modern known born american

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
RoderickGenderMale1.00infobox
RoderickMeaning"fame/glory/great" + "reiks, king, ruler, leader"1.00infobox
RoderickName dayMarch 131.00infobox
RoderickRegion of originNorthern Europe; Visigothic Kingdom1.00infobox
RoderickVariant formsHrœrekr, Hrærekur, Rœrekr, Rorich, Rorik, Rurik, Rúrik, Rurich, Roddy, Rodrick, Roderic, Roderich, Rodric, Ruodrich, Chrodericus, Hrodericus, Rodericus, Ludhriq, Rodrigo, Rhoderick1.00infobox
RoderickWord/nameGermanic1.00infobox
Roderickrelated to Fictional charactersRoderick Alleyn0.60section
Roderickrelated to Fictional charactersNgaio Marsh0.60section
Roderickrelated to Fictional charactersRodrick Heffley0.60section
Roderickrelated to Fictional charactersDiary0.60section
Roderickrelated to Fictional charactersWimpy Kid0.60section
Roderickrelated to Fictional charactersRoderick Kingsey0.60section

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