Rhode
proper nounproper nounattested in dialogue
for a person who either lived near a woodland clearing, or came from a place so named.
proper noun
- 1
for a person who either lived near a woodland clearing, or came from a place so named.
- 2
for a person who lived near a reed bed.
Etymology
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.
proper noun
- 1
In Greek mythology, the oldest Oceanid, a daughter of Tethys and Oceanus
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ῥόδη (Rhódē).
Forms
- plural
- Rhodes
rhetorical · Part of or similar to rhetoric, the use of language as a…rhino · A rhinoceros.Rhoda · A female given name from Ancient Greek.
Rhode · for a person who either lived near a woodland clearing, or came from a place so named.
Rhodes · An island of the Dodecanese, Greece in the Aegean Sea.Rhonda · A female given name from Welsh.rhyme · Rhyming verse (poetic form).