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Updated June 9, 2019

Boy name origins & meanings

  • English : Broad ridge
  • German : Famous one

How Popular Is The Name Roderick

Family name origins & meanings

  • English : from the personal name Hrōdrīc, composed of hrōd ‘renown’ + rīc ‘power(ful)’, Old Norse form Hroþrekr. This name was in use among the Normans in the form Rodric, but was not frequent in the medieval period.
  • Welsh : Anglicized form of the personal name Rhydderch, originally a byname meaning ‘reddish brown’.

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