Roderick

English Alternative forms en Rodrick Etymology en :der gem-pro:*Hrōþirīks 1 en ine-pro *h₃reǵ- Medieval English name from en gem-pro *Hrōþirīks, revived after Walter Scott used it in a poem in 1811,Walter Scott Walter Scott 1811 The Vision of Don Roderick where it is a translation of its Spanish cognate es Rodrigo. Roderick is also used to anglicize Scottish gd Ruairidh and Welsh cy Rhydderch. Pronunciation en /ˈɹɒdəɹɪk/ /ˈɹɒdɹɪk/ en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Roderick.wav Southern England Proper noun en male Germanic languages. en 1924 w:P. G. Wodehouse Bill the Conqueror George H. Doran 1924 16 "You must not forget that eventually Roderick will have to succeed whatever title you choose. We must not select anything which would seem ridiculous in connection with Roderick. His actual name is bad enough, as it is. Roderick!" Mrs. Hammond winced. This was a painful subject with her. "How often I pleaded with poor Lucy to call him Thomas!" en. Related terms diminutives en Rod, en Roddy, en Derick Translations male given name Arabic: ar لُذَرِيق m Bengali: bn রডারিক Dutch: nl Roderik m Galician: gl Rodrigo m, gl Roi m German: de Roderich m Marathi: mr रॉडेरिक m Polish: pl Roderyk m Portuguese: pt Rodrigo m, pt Rui Scottish Gaelic: gd Ruairidh m Spanish: es Rodrigo, es Ruy Welsh: cy Rhydderch m Statistics According to the 2010 United States Census, Roderick is the 4987th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 7039 individuals. Roderick is most common among White (86.16%) individuals. References Further reading