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Updated June 9, 2019

Family name origins & meanings

  • Greek : from rodi ‘pomegranate’, classical Greek rhoidion, diminutive of rhoia, hence an occupational name for someone who grew or sold pomegranates.
  • Greek : alternatively, a nickname from the Greek dialect word rodo ‘rose’ (classical Greek rhodon).
  • Galician (Rodís) : habitational name from any of the places in Galicia called Rodis, in the provinces of Lugo, Pontevedra, and A Coruña.

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