Rhode

R1H4O1D2E1

proper noun

for a person who either lived near a woodland clearing, or came from a place so named.

OriginMiddle English Rode ← Old English rod →
CommonScrabble 9
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Meanings

Rhode1

proper nounRhode (countable and uncountable, plural Rhodes)

plural Rhodes

  1. countableuncountablefor a person who either lived near a woodland clearing, or came from a place so named.
  2. countableuncountablefor a person who lived near a reed bed.

Rhode2

proper noun
  1. Greekhuman sciencesIn Greek mythology, the oldest Oceanid, a daughter of Tethys and Oceanus

Origin

Rhode · proper noun

  1. Old Englishhrēod
  2. Old Englishrod
  3. Middle EnglishRode
  4. EnglishRhode

From Middle English Rode, from Old English rod, rodu and/or Old English hrēod. The Rh- form—a 16th century spelling modification— was created by analogy with the unrelated Rhodes, Greece.

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Rhode · proper noun

  1. Ancient GreekῬόδη
  2. Ancient GreekῬόδη
  3. EnglishRhode

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ῥόδη (Rhódē).

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Translations

Ancient Greek Ῥόδη
  • Ῥόδη (Rhódē)the oldest Oceanid
Bulgarian Рода
  • Рода (Roda)the oldest Oceanid
French Rhodé
  • Rhodéthe oldest Oceanid
Greek Ρόδη
  • Ρόδη (Ródi)the oldest Oceanid
Polish Rode
  • Rodethe oldest Oceanid
Portuguese Rode
  • Rodethe oldest Oceanid
Russian Рода
  • Рода (Roda)the oldest Oceanid

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

hordeHerodRohde
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APA

Rhode. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Rhode

MLA

“Rhode.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Rhode. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Rhode,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Rhode.

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