Rhode
English
Etymology 1
From Middle English Rode, from Old English rod, rodu and/or Old English hrēod. Originated as a habitational surname for a person who either lived near a woodland clearing, or came from a place so named, or one who lived near a reed bed.
The Rh- form—a 16th century spelling modification— was created by analogy with the unrelated Rhodes, Greece.
Proper noun
Rhode (countable and uncountable, plural Rhodes)
Related terms
References
- Hanks, Patrick (2022), Dictionary of American Family Names, second edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, s.v. Rhode (no pagination)
- Hanks, Patrick (2022), Dictionary of American Family Names, second edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, s.v. Rhodes (no pagination)
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ῥόδη (Rhódē).
Proper noun
Rhode
Related terms
Translations
the oldest Oceanid
Further reading
Anagrams
Latin
Proper noun
Rhode
- vocative singular of Rhodus
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