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♂ Roderick
What does Roderick mean?
Roderick 
▼ as a boys' name is pronounced RAH-der-ik. It is of Old German origin, and the meaning of Roderick is "famous power". Germanic name from hrod "fame", and ric "rule, power". It was used in Celtic to anglicize Rhodri and Rhydderch. In Scotland, it was used for Ruairidh (see Rory). Literary: "The Vision of Don Roderick" was a 1811 poem by Sir Walter Scott. See also Rodel.
Variations
VARIANTS Broderick, Brodrick, Brodryck, Rhoderick, Rhodric, Rod▼, Rodd, Rodderick, Roddie, Roddric, Roddrick, Roddy, Roderic, Roderich, Roderigo, Roderik, Roderyck, Rodric, Rodrick▼, Rodrik, Rodrigo, Rodrigue, Rodrigues, Rodriguez, Rodrique, Rodriquez, Rodryck, Rodryk, Roric, Rorick, Rory▲, Rurek, Rurik, Ruy
SEE ALSO Radek
ALTERNATIVE FORMS VIA RODEL, RORY Rorik, Rorric
FEMININE FORM Roderica
CREATIVE FORMS(male)
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MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Roderick Drake (R.D.), ..
How popular is Roderick?
Roderick is a very popular first name for males (#345 out of 1220, Top 28%) and also a very popular last name for both adults and children (#4723 out of 150436, Top 3%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Roderick reached its top rank of #246 in the U.S. during 1960-1969, and is currently at #1357. (TOP 2000 NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Popular variation forms of Roderick (#1357 A YEAR AGO) are Rory (#368), Rodrigo (#500), Broderick (#1425), Brodrick, Rod, Rodd, Roddy, Roderic, Rodrick, Rodriguez, Rodriquez and Ruairidh. Other variants, like Rorik, are seldom used. These relations of Roderick were popular as baby names 48 years ago (MEDIAN #1237) and are almost as common today (#1665, ▼16%), but with forms such as Rod going out of style. Rory is the most contemporarily stylish birth name in this list.
Similar Names
Recommended sound-alike names are Adelrick, Aerick, Alberick, Alerick, Allerick, Andrick, Broderic (see Broderick), Cedrick, Corrick, Dedrick, Derick▼, Diederick, Dierick, Eddrick, Ederic, Ederick, Edrick, Eldrick, Federico, Frederick▼, Goderick, Godric, Godrick, Goodrick, Jedrick, Jerick, Kadrick, Keddrick, Kedrick, Lodewick, Maverick▲, Melderick (see Meldrick), Rogerio, Sedrick, Tedrick, Yorick and Yorrick. These names tend to be less frequently used than Roderick.
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