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The boy's name Rhodes \r-hodes, rho-des\ is of German origin, and its meaning is "where roses grow". Name of a Greek island and a British philanthropist, Cecil Rhodes, who gave his name to both a country (Rhodesia) and a scholarship fund for outstanding students from England's former colonies to study at Oxford in England. Some famous Rhodes scholars are Senator Bill Bradley and President Bill Clinton.

Rhodes has 3 variant forms: Rhoads, Rhodas and Rodas.

Rhodes is a very rare male first name and a very popular surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the boy's name Rhodes. Click here to compare Rhodes with related baby names.

United States Top 1000 rankings for: Rhodes
Canada (BC), England and Wales, Ireland, Scotland, Sweden, Australia (NSW) Top 100 rankings for: Rhodes

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