English word origin

Etymology of Rhode

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.

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Source etymology 1

Original entry ↗

name

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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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.

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Derivation mentionRodeenm
Derivation mentionrodang
Derivation mentionhrēodang

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Source etymology 2

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name

In Greek mythology, the oldest Oceanid, a daughter of Tethys and Oceanus

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

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ῥόδη (Rhódē).

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