Roderick
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Old Saxon hrōth, Old High German hruod 'fame' + Old High German rih 'ruler'.
The name of an 8th C Visigothic king of Spain, a 9th C Spanish saint, and the birthname of the 11th C hero El Cid.
- Italy
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- Latin
- ● 1527 Rodericus (nom) Rome1527 p. 84
- Spain
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- Latin
- ● 1487 Rodrigues (gen) carbonell p. 13
- Catalan
- ● 1510 Rodrigo valencia1510 3210
- Spanish
- ● 1540 Rodrigo SanzSerrano
Preview. DO NOT cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Roderick". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2015, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2015/1/name/Roderick.