Etymology

Roderick

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Today it means: A male given name from the Germanic languages. Full definition →

Proto-Germanic *Hrōþirīks ← Proto-Celtic *rīxs ← Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs
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  1. Proto-Germanic*hrōþiz
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₃reǵ-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₃rḗǵs
  4. Proto-Celtic*rīxs
  5. Proto-Germanic*rīks
  6. Proto-Germanic*Hrōþirīks
  7. English todayRoderick

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.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.