Hodge

//hɒd͡ʒ// name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A rustic; a country person. obsolete
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname originating as a patronymic. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    A place name in the United States:; An unincorporated community in the Mojave Desert, San Bernardino County, California. countable, uncountable
  3. 3
    A place name in the United States:; A village in Jackson Parish, Louisiana. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    A place name in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Lafayette County, Missouri. countable, uncountable

Etymology

Etymology 1

From a Middle English diminutive of the given name Roger. The substitution of H for R is common in English words derived from Norman French.

Etymology 2

From the name Hodge, from Roger.

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Hodge dualgiven name

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