Rhodes

Rhodes · proper noun¹

1. Ancient Greek · derived fromῬόδος
2. Latin · derived fromRhodus
3. French · borrowed fromRhodes
4. English todayRhodes

From French Rhodes, from Latin Rhodus, from Ancient Greek Ῥόδος (Rhódos), of uncertain etymology. Possibilities include a pre-Greek name (cf. Phoenician 𐤄𐤓𐤏𐤃 (hrʿd), "snake"), ῥόδον (rhódon, “rose”), and ῥοιά (rhoiá, “pomegranate”).

Rhodes · proper noun²

1. Old English · derived fromrod
2. Middle English · derived fromrode
3. English todayRhodes

From rodes, the plural form of Middle English rode, from Old English rod, rodu. The Rh- form—a 16th century spelling modification—was created by analogy with the unrelated Rhodes, Greece.

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