Rhode

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)

A habitational surname

1. for a person who either lived near a woodland clearing, or came from a place so named.
2. for a person who lived near a reed bed.

Related terms

• Rhodes

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

1. (Greek mythology) In Greek mythology, the oldest Oceanid, a daughter of Tethys and Oceanus

Related terms

• Rhode Island
• Rhodes

Translations

the oldest Oceanid

• French: Rhodé (fr) f
• Greek: Ρόδη (el) f (Ródi)

  Ancient Greek: Ῥόδη f (Rhódē)

• Polish: Rode f
• Portuguese: Rode f
• Russian: Рода f (Roda)

Further reading

• Rhode on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• Herod, Rohde, horde

Latin

Proper noun

Rhode

1. vocative singular of Rhodus