Rhode
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English
Etymology 1
From Middle English Rode, from Old English rod, rodu and/or Old English hrēod
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)
- for a person who either lived near a woodland clearing, or came from a place so named.
- for a person who lived near a reed bed.
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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
From Ancient Greek Ῥόδη (Rhódē)
Proper noun
Rhode
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Translations
the oldest Oceanid
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Latin
Proper noun
Rhode