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What does Rhoda mean?
Rhoda 
▼ as a girls' name is pronounced ROH-da. It is of Greek and Latin origin, and the meaning of Rhoda is "rose; from Rhodes". See also Rosa. Rhodes is a Greek island originally named for its roses. Biblical: a servant girl who was one of the early Christian disciples. The name is mostly used in the 18th and 19th centuries. Also form of Rose.
ASSOCIATED WITH greek, biblical, 18th century, 19th century
Variations
VARIANTS Rhodeia, Rhodia, Rhodie, Rhody, Roda, Rodi, Rodie, Rodina
RELATIONS VIA ROSA Rosal, Rose▼, Roza
CREATIVE FORMS(female) Rhola, ..
(male) Rhori, ..
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Rhoda Dania (R.D.), ..
How popular is Rhoda?
Rhoda is a very popular first name for females (#721 out of 4276, Top 17%) and also a very popular surname for both adults and children (#22670 out of 150436, Top 15%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Rhoda entered the list in 1880-1889 and reached its highest position of #185 in the U.S. then, but is not found in the list currently. (2018 BIRTH STATISTICS)
Which version is better?
Prominent variation forms of Rhoda rated in the Top 2000 are Rose (#123 THE PREVIOUS YEAR) and Rosa (#641). Adoption of these forms of Rhoda was widespread during the years 1880-1889 (AVERAGE #90) and is now much less (#921, 87.7% LESS USAGE), with forms such as Rosa going out of style.
Similar Names
Rhoda▼ is alike in pronunciation to Radha, Reda, Reeda, Reida, Rhodea, Rida and Rudi. Other suggested similar-sounding names are Ahuda, Chonda, Doda, Joda, Leoda, Randa, Rhaya, Rhea▲, Rheba, Rheta, Rhia, Rhica, Rhona, Rhonda▼, Rhonnda (see Rhonda), Riona, Roba, Roma▼, Rona, Ronda▼, Rora, Roya, Shonda▼, Thada, Theda▼ and Thida. These names tend to be less commonly used than Rhoda.
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