rodney

Rod·ney
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US/ˈɹɑdni/UK/ˈɹɒdni/

noun

A small Newfoundland wooden boat typically used by one person.

OriginProto-Germanic *hrōþiz →
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Meanings

rodney1

nounrodney (plural rodneys)

plural rodneys

  1. A small Newfoundland wooden boat typically used by one person.

Rodney2

proper noun
  1. A habitational surname from Old English.
  2. A male given name transferred from the surname.

Origin

  1. Proto-Germanic*hrōþiz“fame”
  2. EnglishRodney

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

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Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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