Name: Roderick
Gender: Male
Usage: Roderick is a very popular first name. It is more often used as a boy (male) name.
People having the name Roderick are in general originating from Germany, Japan, Malta, Netherlands, United Kingdom, United States of America.
Variants: For another variant of the name Roderick across the world, see Rod.
Meaning: The meaning of the name Roderick is: Famous ruler.
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Numerology of the first name Roderick: calculate the core numbers of your numerology chart to discover your numerological profile and your personality traits.
The Growth number corresponding to this first name is 11. It denotes a pattern that assists you in growth and development: charismatic, inspiring, dreamy, six-sensed, discerning.
Interpretation:
Qualities: Charismatic, Inspiring
Ruling planet: Moon
Colors: Green, Cream
Gemstones: Pearl, Jade, Moonstone
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The name Roderick is ranked on the 1,766th position of the most used names. It means that this name is very frequently used.
We estimate that there are at least 244600 persons in the world having this name which is around 0.004% of the population. The name Roderick has eight characters. It means that it is relatively long-length, compared to the other names in our database.
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History and Origin
Roderick (from Proto-Germanic *Hrōþirīk(i)az, literally "[he who is] rich in glory"), also Roderik or Roderic, is a Germanic name, in various derived forms appearing as the name of several legendary and historical characters.
The name appears in Old German as Hrodric, in Old English language as Hrēðrīc and Hroðricus, in Old East Norse as Rørik and Old West Norse as Hrœrekr. In the Primary chronicle, it appears as Russian: Рюрик, i.e. Rurik. In Spanish and Portuguese, it was rendered as Rodrigo, or in its short form, Ruy/Rui, and in Galician, the name is Roi. In Arabic, it appears as Ludhriq (لذريق), used to refer to the last king of the Visigoths.
Roderick is also an Anglicisation of several unrelated names. As a surname and given name it is an Anglicised form of the Welsh Rhydderch. The given name Roderick is also an Anglicised form of the Gaelic personal name Ruaidhrí/Ruairí/Ruairi/Ruairidh/Ruaraidh. It is sometimes abbreviated to 'Roddy'
English: of Germanic origin, composed of the elements hrōd fame + rīc power. This name was introduced into England, in slightly different forms, first by Scandinavian settlers in the Danelaw and later by the Normans. However, it did not survive beyond the Middle English period. It owes its modern use to a poem by Sir Walter Scott, The Vision of Don Roderick (1811), where it is an Anglicized form of the cognate Spanish name Rodrigo, borne by the last Visigothic king of Spain, whose vision is the subject of the poem. It is now also very commonly used as an Anglicized form of two unrelated Celtic names: Scottish Gaelic Ruairidh (see Ruaidhrí) and Welsh Rhydderch. See also Rurik.
Pet form: Scottish: Roddy.
Feminine forms: Scottish (Highland): Rodina, Rhoda.
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