Roderick
| Roderick | |
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| Gender | Male |
| Name day | March 13 |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Germanic |
| Meaning | Glory |
| Region of origin | Northern Europe |
| Other names | |
| Alternative spelling | Hrœrekr, Rurik, Rorik, Rodrigo, Roderick, Rørik, Rúrik |
Roderick (from Proto-Germanic *Hrōþirīk(i)az, literally "[he who is] rich in glory"), 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 (لذريق), used to refer to the last king of the Visigoths.
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. It is sometimes abbreviated to 'Roddy'
People named Roderick
- Hreðric, king Hroðgar's son in Beowulf, who has various counterparts named Rørik and Hrœrekr in Norse mythology
- Hrœrekr Ringslinger (Rørik Slængeborræ or Rørik Slyngebond), mythological king in what is today Denmark
- Rorik of Dorestad, chieftain who ruled Frisia, in the 9th century
- Rurik, legendary Varangian founder of the first Rusin state
- Roderic, Visigothic king of 8th century Hispania (the Iberian Peninsula, comprising modern Spain and Portugal)
- Saint Roderick (d. 857), one of the Martyrs of Córdoba.
- Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar, known as El Cid Campeador, Iberian chieftain of the 11th century.
Other
- Roderick, favorite horse of Nathan Bedford Forrest, Confederate general in the American Civil War
- Spencer Buford House, historic house listed on the NRHP in Williamson County, Tennessee, known also as Roderick for Nathan Bedford Forrest's horse
- Roderick (novel), 1980 science fiction novel by John Sladek
- 16194 Roderick (2000 AJ231), main-belt asteroid
Given name
See also: All pages beginning with "Roderick"
- Roderick R. Allen (1894–1970), Major General in the United States Army
- Rod Brind'Amour (born 1970), Canadian ice hockey player
- Roderick "Rory" Bremner, British impressionist
- Roderick Chadwick (born 1978), England classical pianist
- Roderick Chisholm (born 1916), American philosopher
- Roderick Coyne (born 1945), English artist, sculptor
- Roderick Edwards (born 1968), American philosopher
- Roderick Firth (1917–1987), Professor of Philosophy at Harvard University
- Roderick Hunt, British children's author
- Roderick Lewis (born 1971), American football player
- Roderick Long (born 1964), professor of philosophy at Auburn University
- Roderick MacKinnon (born 1956), professor of Molecular Neurobiology and Biophysics at Rockefeller University
- Roderick Murchison (1792–1871), Scottish geologist who first described and investigated the Silurian system
- Roderick Spode, recurring fictional character from the Jeeves novels of British comic writer P. G. Wodehouse
- Roderick Stewart (born 1945) Singer/songwriter
- Roderick Strong (born 1983), American professional wrestler
- Roderick Toombs or Roddy Piper (born 1954), Canadian retired professional wrestler and film actor
- Roderick Watson (born 1943), Scottish poet, born in Aberdeen
- Roderick Williams (born 1965), English operatic baritone
Surname
- Aaron Roderick (born 1972), wide receivers coach for the University of Utah Utes football team
- Brande Roderick (born 1974), American model and actress
- Buckley Roderick (1862–1908), Welsh solicitor, international rugby union forward and a Vice-Consular for Spain
- Caerwyn Roderick (born 1927), British Labour Party politician
- Casey Roderick (born 1992), American stock car racing driver
- David Roderick (born 1970), award-winning American poet, Assistant Professor at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro
- George H. Roderick (1880–1963), official in the United States Department of the Army during the Eisenhower Administration
- Jane Roderick, British slalom canoeist who competed in the early 1980s
- John Roderick (American football), former professional American football wide receiver
- John Roderick (correspondent) (1914–2008), American journalist, foreign correspondent for the Associated Press news service
- John Roderick (musician), American musician and writer
- Judy Roderick (1942–1992), American blues singer and songwriter
- Libby Roderick, American singer/songwriter, recording artist, poet, activist, and teacher
- Matt Von Roderick (born 1974), American trumpeter, singer and recording artist
- Myron Roderick (1934–2011), American wrestler
- Philip Roderick, British Anglican priest, founder of the Quiet Garden Movement
- Richard Roderick (died 1756), British editor and poet
- Rick Roderick (1949–2002), American professor of philosophy