Rhode
for a person who either lived near a woodland clearing, or came from a place so named.
Proper noun
- 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.
Origin
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.
Forms
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Proper noun human sciences, mysticism
- In Greek mythology, the oldest Oceanid, a daughter of Tethys and Oceanus
Origin
Etymology tree Ancient Greek Ῥόδη (Rhódē)bor. English Rhode Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ῥόδη (Rhódē).