BABY NAMES · BOY
Rodney
Means “Hroda's island”
Old English origin
Rodney comes from an English place name meaning island of a man named Hroda. George Rodney was a famous British admiral of the 1700s.
NAME NUMBER
9
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SWEET NICKNAMES
Rod · Roddy
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Rodney means "Hroda's island". It is a boy's name of Old English origin.
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Popular nicknames for Rodney are Rod, Roddy.
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