roddy

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adjective

Full of rods or twigs.

OriginIrish Ó Rodaigh →
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Meanings

roddy1

adjectiveroddy (comparative more roddy, superlative most roddy)

comparative more roddy · superlative most roddy

  1. Full of rods or twigs.

Roddy2

proper noun
  1. A diminutive of the male given name Roderick or Rodger.

Roddy3

proper nounRoddy (plural Roddys)

plural Roddys · alternative Roddey

  1. A surname from Irish.

Origin

roddy · adjective

From rod + -y.

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Roddy · proper noun

Diminutives + -y.

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Roddy · proper noun

  1. IrishÓ Rodaigh“descendant of Rodach”
  2. EnglishRoddy

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Rodaigh (“descendant of Rodach”), a personal name probably derived from rod (“spirited, furious”).

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APA

roddy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/roddy

MLA

“roddy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/roddy. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “roddy,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/roddy.

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