Rodney

Gender
Male (Masculine | Boy)
Usage/Origins
Meaning
The name Rodney means "island dweller" or "from the island of Rodos"
Pronunciation
RAHD-nee(American English)
RAWD-nee(British English)
Popularity
According to DefineName, Rodney is not currently ranked in the top 1000 baby names in the US. However, it was popular in the mid-20th century.

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Rodney Name meanings & History

The name Rodney means "island dweller" or "from the island of Rodos". From an English surname, originally derived from a place name, which meant "Hroda's island" in Old English (where Hroda is an Old English given name meaning "fame"). It was first used as a given name in honour of the British admiral Lord Rodney (1719-1792).

Zodiac Sign of Rodney: Reason Aries

Synonyms of Rodney:

R: Reason,Restless,Rational,Resourceful

O: Obstinate,Obsessive,Obsolete,Ostentatious,Organized

D: Demanding,Determined,Dutiful,Daddy,Doting,Domestic

N: Nagging,Nitpicking,Nice,Neurosis,Nutrition,Nervous,Neat

E: Exaggerate,Enlighten,Environment,Enliven,Expressive,Entertain

Y: Youth-giving,Yen/money,Yin/Yang

Rodney is:

  • a Classic name
  • a Formal name
  • a Mature name
  • a Serious name
  • a Simple name
  • a Strange name
  • a Strong name
  • a Wholesome name

2.) Rodney (Male)

Usage: English

Meanings: Hroda’s Island


3.) RODNEY (Male)

Usage: English

Meanings: Originally the transferred use of the surname derived from the place-name Rodney Stoke. The derivation of Rodney is uncertain. Some believe it is from the Anglo-Saxon Rodan-ig (Roda’s island). The word stoke is from the Old English stoc (dwelling, place, village). Rodney, in use as a given name since the 18th century, was originally bestowed in honor of the famous admiral Lord Rodney (1719-92). Short: Rod. (ROD-NEE)


4.) Rodney (Male)

Usage: English

Meanings: (English) island clearing.

Other Forms: Rhodney, Roddnee, Roddney, Roddni, Roddnie, Roddny, Rodnee, Rodnei, Rodni, Rodnie, Rodnne, Rodny


5.) Rodney (Male)

Usage: English

Meanings: (English) open-minded

Other Forms: Rod, Roddy, Rodnee, Rodni, Rodnie