Rodney Name Meaning & Origin
Rodney
Pronunciation: RAHD-nee (key)
Origin of the name Rodney:
Originally the transferred use of the surname derived from the place-name Rodney Stoke. The derivation of Rodney is uncertain. Some believe it is from the Anglo-Saxon Rodan-ig (Roda's island). The word stoke is from the Old English stōc (dwelling, place, village). Rodney, in use as a given name since the 18th century, was originally bestowed in honor of the famous admiral Lord Rodney (1719 - 92).
From A World of Baby Names by Teresa Norman.
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The word rodney can refer to a traditional type of wooden row boat used for fishing cod in Newfoundland, Canada.
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