Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rhoda

/ˈɹoʊ.də/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.74 in modern English

Syllables: Rho-da
IPA: /ˈɹoʊ.də/

9

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A female given name from Ancient Greek.

Example Sentences

"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."
"'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."

Etymology

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

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: Ῥόδη

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈɹoʊ.də/
British English: /ˈɹəʊ.də/

Homonyms

rota Rota (flapping) rotor (non-rhotic, flapping)

Rhymes With

soda yoda oda pagoda coda kuroda toda svoboda noda boda toyoda chiyoda

Questions

How do you pronounce rhoda?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɹoʊ.də/.
What does rhoda mean?: A female given name from Ancient Greek.
Where does rhoda come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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