Rhoda

From Ancient Greek Ῥόδη (Rhódē, “woman from Rhodes”) or ῥόδον (rhódon, “rose”).

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈɹoʊdə/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈɹəʊdə/
• Rhymes: -əʊdə
• Hyphenation: Rho‧da

Rhoda

1. A female given name.
   • 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), imprinted at London: By Robert Barker, […], OCLC 964384981, Acts 12:13-14:

     And as Peter knocked at the door of the gate, a damsel came to hearken, named Rhoda. And when she knew Peter's voice, she opened not the gate for gladness, but ran in, and told how Peter stood before the gate.

   • 1970 Patrick White, The Vivisector, Viking Press, page 13:

     'One little girl. Her name is Rhoda.'

     'What? Roader?' The others all looked suspicious of a name nobody had ever heard.

     'It's in the Bible,' he said.

• Hoard, hadro-, hoard