Hodge

See also: hodge

English

Etymology

From a Middle English diminutive of the given name Roger. The substitution of H for R is common in English words derived from Norman French.

Proper noun

Hodge (countable and uncountable, plural Hodges)

1. A surname originating as a patronymic.
2. A place name in the United States:
   1. An unincorporated community in the Mojave Desert, San Bernardino County, California.
   2. A village in Jackson Parish, Louisiana.
   3. An unincorporated community in Lafayette County, Missouri.

Derived terms

• Hodge dual
• Hodges
• Hodgkin
• Hodgkins
• Hodgkinson

 

Related terms

• Roger
• Rogers