Rode
proper nouncommon in dialogue
A village and civil parish in Somerset, England, previously in Mendip district (OS grid ref ST8053).
proper noun
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A village and civil parish in Somerset, England, previously in Mendip district (OS grid ref ST8053).
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A habitational name for a person who either lived near a woodland clearing, or came from a place named Rode.
Etymology
In place names, from Old English *rodu (“clearing”).
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