Rodney

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Male Name

Usage

Swedish
Norwegian
Danish
Finnish

Origin and Meaning

English name

Originally a transferred use of the surname, but independent use as a given name since the 18th century in England. The surname derives from an unidentified place on the borders of Somerset and Wilts. ^{[1] [2]}

The Old English place name is of unknown meaning, maybe 'Hroda's island' (combination of HROD and EY) ^[3]

Related Names

Rodney	♂
Rodny	♂

Statistics

No recent statistics trend found in databases for Rodney.

Sources: ^{[4] [5] [6] [7]}

References

1. ↑ Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges: Oxford Dictionary of First Names (2003)
2. ↑ P. H. Reaney and R. M. Wilson: Oxford Dictionary of English Surnames (2005)
3. ↑ Mike Campbell: Behind the name http://www.behindthename.com
4. ↑ Statistiska Centralbyrån, National statistics office of Sweden, http://www.scb.se/
5. ↑ Danmarks Statistik, National statistics office of Denmark, http://www.dst.dk
6. ↑ Statistisk Sentralbyrå, National statistics office of Norway, http://www.ssb.no
7. ↑ Väestörekisterikeskus, National Population Register Centre of Finland, http://www.vrk.fi