Rhode

name

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    for a person who either lived near a woodland clearing, or came from a place so named. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    In Greek mythology, the oldest Oceanid, a daughter of Tethys and Oceanus Greek
  3. 3
    for a person who lived near a reed bed. countable, uncountable

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cecil john rhodesrodhos

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"Rhode Island is the smallest state in the U.S."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English Rode, from Old English rod, rodu and/or Old English hrēod. The Rh- form—a 16th century spelling modification— was created by analogy with the unrelated Rhodes, Greece.

Etymology 2

From Ancient Greek Ῥόδη (Rhódē).

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