Rodney

English

Etymology

From Old English placename Hrōdanīeġ, Hrōdanīġ (literally “Hroda's island”), from Proto-Germanic *hrōþiz (“fame”) and *awjō (“island”).

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈɹɑdni/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈɹɒdni/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Hyphenation: Rod‧ney

Proper noun

Rodney

1. A habitational surname from Old English.
2. A male given name transferred from the surname.

Quotations

• 1969, William Kennedy, The Ink Truck, page 100:

  "All in good time, Rodney."
  "Bailey's the name."
  "I call all my intimate friends Rodney. It's such a picturesque name."
  "You do have little quirks."

Related terms

• Rodney Dangerfield
• Rodney Stoke

Anagrams

• Dorney, Yerdon, droney, yonder