Rodrigues

English

Etymology

From Portuguese Rodrigues (“son of Rodrigo”). Also from Spanish Rodrigues, variant spelling of Rodríguez. The island is named after Portuguese explorer Diogo Rodrigues (c. 1490–1577).

Proper noun

Rodrigues

1. A surname originating as a patronymic
2. An outer island of Mauritius, in the Indian Ocean.

Derived terms

• Rodrigues solitaire

Translations

Translations

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 羅德里格斯 (zh) (Luódélǐgésī)

• Portuguese: Rodrigues (pt)
• Spanish: Rodríguez (es)

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Rodrigues is the 1122^nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 31,280 individuals. Rodrigues is most common among White (45.85%) and Hispanic/Latino (41.26%) individuals.

See also

• Rodriguez

Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese Rodriguez. By surface analysis, Rodrigo + -es (“son of”). Compare Spanish Rodríguez.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁoˈdɾi.ɡis/ [hoˈdɾi.ɡis]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁoˈdɾi.ɡis/ [hoˈdɾi.ɡis]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ʁoˈdɾi.ɡiʃ/ [χoˈdɾi.ɡiʃ]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁuˈdɾi.ɡɨʃ/ [ʁuˈðɾi.ɣɨʃ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁuˈdɾi.ɡɨʃ/ [ʁuˈðɾi.ɣɨʃ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁuˈdɾi.ɡɨʃ/

• Hyphenation: Ro‧dri‧gues

Proper noun

Rodrigues m or f by sense

1. a surname originating as a patronymic

Descendants

• → Konkani: रुद्रिगीश (rudrigīś)

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /roˈdɾiɡes/ [roˈð̞ɾi.ɣ̞es]
• Rhymes: -iɡes
• Syllabification: Ro‧dri‧gues

Proper noun

Rodrigues m or f by sense

1. a surname, variant of Rodríguez

Derived terms

• solitario de Rodrigues