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Roddy

adj, name

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Full of rods or twigs.
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A diminutive of the male given name Roderick or Rodger.
  2. 2
    A surname from Irish.

Etymology

Etymology 1

From rod + -y.

Etymology 2

Diminutives + -y.

Etymology 3

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Rodaigh (“descendant of Rodach”), a personal name probably derived from rod (“spirited, furious”).

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