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Baby Name Roderick |
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| Meaning of Roderick - What does the name Roderick means? |
| Pronunciation: |
| rod-er-rik |  |
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Boy Name |
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Irish |
| Name Meaning: |
Introduced by the Norsemen in the form Rothrekr, Roderick is from the Middle Latin Rodericus, which is derived from the Old High German Hrodrich, a compounding of the elements hruod (fame) and rik (king, ruler): hence, "famous king, famous ruler." The name has been used in Ireland to Anglicize Ruairi (red, rust-colored). Ruaidhri is the Gaelic form |
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English, German, Irish, Scottish, Welsh |
| Pet forms: | Roddy |
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