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Roderick

The origin and history of Roderick.

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *Hrōþirīks, revived in English after Walter Scott used it in an 1811 poem, as a translation of Spanish Rodrigo.

Origin: Proto-Germanic · First attested 1811

Class of 1811

Roderick first entered the language around 1811. Other words from the same year:

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