Roder

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proper noun

A surname.

UncommonScrabble 6

Meanings

proper nounRoder (plural Roders)

plural Roders

Origin

* As a German surname Röder, from the old personal name Rodher, from the Germanic elements *hrōþi (“fame”) + *hari (“army”). Compare Roeder. * Also a variant of Ruder (related to the noun rudder) and Reuter.

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