Roderick

Boy's name

Roderick is of Germanic origin, derived from the elements "hrod" meaning "fame" and "ric" meaning "power" or "ruler."

Meaning Famous power
Origin Germanic
U.S. births in 2023 83 Falling
Peak year 1971

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Notable Namesakes

  • Roderick Strong - Professional wrestler in WWE.
  • Roderick Murchison - Geologist known for mapping rock formations.
  • Roderick MacKinnon - Nobel Prize-winning biologist for ion channels.
  • Roderick Williams - Renowned British baritone opera singer.
  • Roderick Linton - Scottish footballer who played for Hibernian.
  • Roderick Toombs - Birth name of wrestler "Rowdy" Roddy Piper.
  • Roderick Chisholm - American philosopher known for epistemology.
  • Roderick Haig-Brown - Canadian writer and conservationist.
  • Roderick Beaton - British professor of modern Greek and Byzantine history.

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