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rodney

/ˈɹɑdni/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.67 in modern English

Syllables
Rod-ney
IPA
/ˈɹɑdni/
10
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A habitational surname from Old English.

name

A male given name transferred from the surname.

noun

A small Newfoundland wooden boat typically used by one person.

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈɹɑdni/
  • British English: /ˈɹɒdni/

Inflected Forms

rodneys (plural)

Phrases

Rodney Dangerfield Rodney Stoke

Frequently Paired Words

Rodney Dangerfield Rodney Stoke

Questions

How do you pronounce rodney?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɹɑdni/.
What does rodney mean?
A habitational surname from Old English.
Where does rodney come from?
It is traced to Proto-Germanic.

How to pronounce rodney

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