# Roderick

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈɹɒdəɹɪk/ · frequency rank #29,068

## Definitions
1. A male given name from the Germanic languages.

## Etymology
Etymology tree
Proto-Germanic *hrōþiz
Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ-
Proto-Indo-European *-s
Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs
Proto-Celtic *rīxsbor.
Proto-Germanic *rīks
Proto-Germanic *Hrōþirīksder.
English Roderick
Medieval English name from Proto-Germanic *Hrōþirīks, revived after Walter Scott used it in a poem in 1811, where it is a translation of its Spanish cognate Rodrigo. Roderick is also used to anglicize Scottish Ruairidh and Welsh Rhydderch.

## Common misspellings (12)
`orderick`, `rdoerick`, `rodderick`, `rodeirck`, `rodercik`, `rodericck`, `roderickk`, `roderikc`, `roderrick`, `rodreick`, `roedrick`, `rroderick`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/roderick