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English word origin

Etymology of Rod

Abbreviated form of Rodney and of Roderick, both with roots originating from Germanic *hrōþiz (“fame”).

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Source etymology 1

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name

A nickname for the male given names Rodney and Roderick.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Abbreviated form of Rodney and of Roderick, both with roots originating from Germanic *hrōþiz (“fame”).

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Source etymology 2

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name

The god of the family, ancestors and fate in Slavic mythology.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Ultimately from Proto-Slavic *rȍdъ.

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