Rodney

English

Etymology

Old English placename Hrōdanīeġ, Hrōdanīġ (literally “Hroda's island”), from Proto-Germanic *hrōþiz (“fame”) and *awjō (“island”).

Pronunciation

(General American) IPA^(key): /ˈɹɑdni/
(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈɹɒdni/
Hyphenation: Rod‧ney

Proper noun

Rodney

A habitational surname.
A male given name transferred from the surname.

Quotations

1969 William Kennedy, The Ink Truck, page 100:
"All in good time, Rodney."

"Bailey's the name."

"I call all my intimate friends Rodney. It's such a picturesque name."

"You do have little quirks."

Anagrams

Dorney, droney, yonder

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