What does Rodney mean?

Rodney means "Hroda's island; reed"

How do we pronounce Rodney?

Rodney \ro-dney, rod-n-ey\ is a boy's name. It consists of 6 letters and 2 syllables.

The baby boy name Rodney is pronounced as RAADNiy- 1.

1 Pronunciation for Rodney: R as in "race (R.EY.S)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; D as in "day (D.EY)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)"

What is the origin of Rodney?

Rodney is an English name of Old English origin. The name means Hroda's island; reed island. From the words 'hrod' meaning fame ; 'ey' meaning island. Rodene (Old English) is an original form of Rodney. The first name is derived from the surname, which is itself of a place name of uncertain origin. The given name was first adopted in the 18th century, bestowed in honor of Admiral George Brydges Rodney (1719-1792), who defeated the French and Spanish fleets. Rhodney name variations, name Rodd origin (English), Rodnea meaning and origin, Rodnee name variations, name Rodnei, Rodni meaning of name, Rodnne definition, and meaning of Rodny are variants of Rodney. Other forms of Rodney consist of the short form name Rod meaning (English), the diminutives meaning of Roddie (English) and Roddy name variations (English and German), and the variant spelling nicknames for Rodnie (English). Rodney is a classic favorite. At present it is still rather popular as a baby boy name, but not to the degree it was in the past. The name's popularity rose from the 1900s up to the 1960s. Its usage peaked in 1965 with 0.584% of baby boys being given the name Rodney. It had a ranking of #33 then. The baby name has experienced a marked fall in popularity since then. In 2010, its usage was only 0.022% and its ranking #551, however it was nonetheless the most widely used among all boy names in its family.

The following famous people share the name Rodney:

  • Actor Rod Steiger, born Rodney Steiger 14 April 1925 - 9 July 2002, Westhampton, New York
  • Comedian Rodney Dangerfield, born Jacob Cohen 22 November 1921 - 6 October 2004, Babylon, New York.

List of baby names that sound like Rodney:

nicknames for Rhodney, Rodnee meaning of name, Rodni meaning of name, name Rodnie (English), Rodny pronounciation, Radan pronounciation (Czech), nicknames for Raden, Radim definition (Czech), what does the name Radman mean, meaning of Radon, Radwan name variations (Arabic), meaning of Radyn, name Raedan origin, nicknames for Raeden, short names for Raedon, Raedyn name variations, name Raidan, meaning of Raidin, short names for Raidon, and Raidyn meaning and origin.

The baby name Rodney fun facts:

The name Rodney in reverse order is "Yendor".

The numerological value of the name Rodney is number 9, which means humanitarian, giving nature, selflessness, obligations, creative expression.

How popular is Rodney?

Rodney is in the top names in USA.

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Source: https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames