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- Proto-Germanic · derived from*hrōþiz
- Medieval Latin · derived fromRudesindus
- English todayRosendo
Surname from transferred use of given name, of Spanish, Galician, or Portuguese origin, from Medieval Latin Rudesindus, from the Germanic (Gothic) name Rudesind, composed of the elements *𐌷𐍂𐍉𐌸𐍃 (*hrōþs, “glory, fame”) and *𐍃𐌹𐌽𐌸𐍃 (*sinþs, “path”), from Proto-Germanic *hrōþiz + *sinþaz.
Words from the same roots
Proto-Germanic*hrōþiz all →
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Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.