Etymology

rodney

Rod·ney
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Today it means: A small Newfoundland wooden boat typically used by one person. Full definition →

Proto-Germanic *hrōþiz
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  1. Proto-Germanic · derived from*hrōþiz“fame”
  2. English todayRodney

From Old English placename Hrōdanīeġ, Hrōdanīġ (literally “Hroda's island”), from Proto-Germanic *hrōþiz (“fame”) and *awjō (“island”).

Words from the same roots

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