| Roderick | |
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Rurik, founder of the Rurik Dynasty of the Rus' Khaganate, the predecessor of modern Russia. |
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| Gender | Male |
| Origin | |
| Word/Name | Germanic |
| Meaning | Glory |
| Region of origin | Northern Europe |
| Other names | |
| Alternative spelling | Hrœrekr, Rurik, Rorik, Rodrigo, Roderick, Rørik |
Roderick (from Proto-Germanic *Hrōþirīk(i)az), also Roderik or Roderic, is a Germanic name, in various derived forms appearing as the name of several legendary and historical characters.
The name appears in Old German as Hrodric, in Old English language as Hrēðrīc and Hroðricus, in Old East Norse as Rørik and Old West Norse as Hrœrekr. In the Primary chronicle, it appears as Russian: Рюрик, i.e. Rurik. In Spanish and Portuguese, it was rendered as Rodrigo, or in its short form, Ruy/Rui, and in Galician, the name is Roi. In Arabic, it appears as Ludhriq (لذري).
Roderick is also an Anglicisation of several unrelated names. As a surname and given name it is an Anglicised form of the Welsh Rhydderch. The given name Roderick is also an Anglicised form of the Gaelic personal name Ruaidhrí/Ruairí/Ruairi/Ruairidh/Ruaraidh.
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