Etymology

Rodrigues

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Today it means: A surname originating as a patronymic Full definition →

Portuguese Rodrigues ← Spanish Rodrigues
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  1. Spanish · derived fromRodrigues
  2. Portuguese · derived fromRodrigues“son of Rodrigo”
  3. English todayRodrigues

From Portuguese Rodrigues (“son of Rodrigo”). Also from Spanish Rodrigues, variant spelling of Rodríguez. The island is named after Portuguese explorer Diogo Rodrigues (c. 1490–1577).

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