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Rhodes

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Etymology 1

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From French Rhodes, from Latin Rhodus, from Ancient Greek Ῥόδος (Rhódos), of uncertain etymology. Possibilities include a pre-Greek name (cf. Phoenician 𐤄𐤓𐤏𐤃 (hrʿd), "snake"), ῥόδον (rhódon, “rose”), and ῥοιά (rhoiá, “pomegranate”).

Proper noun

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Rhodes (countable and uncountable, plural Rhodeses)

  1. An island in the Dodecanese, Greece, in the Aegean Sea.
  2. A city on the island of Rhodes, Greece, and the capital of the Dodecanese.
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Etymology 2

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From rodes, the plural form of Middle English rode, from Old English rod, rodu.

The Rh- form—a 16th century spelling modification— was created by analogy with the unrelated Rhodes, Greece.

Proper noun

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Rhodes (countable and uncountable, plural Rhodeses)

  1. A topographic surname for a person who lived near woodland clearings, or a habitational one for someone from a place so named.
    Cecil Rhodes (1853–1902), English mining magnate and politician.
  2. (rare) A male given name transferred from the surname.
  3. A village in northern Eastern Cape province, South Africa; named for Cecil Rhodes
  4. A number of places in the United States:
    1. An unincorporated community in Clinton Township, Vermillion County, Indiana.
    2. A minor city in Marshall County, Iowa; named for Conway B. Rhodes.
    3. An unincorporated community in Bentley Township, Gladwin County, Michigan; named for Murry Bentley Rhodes.
    4. A census-designated place in Flathead County, Montana.
  5. A village near Middleton, Rochdale borough, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SD8505).
  6. A small commune in Moselle department, Lorraine, Grand Est, France.
  7. A suburb of Sydney, in the City of Canada Bay, New South Wales, Australia.
  8. An electric piano which produces soft, harmonic-like sounds; a Rhodes piano; named for inventor Harold Rhodes.
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References

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  • Hanks, Patrick (2022) Dictionary of American Family Names‎[1], second edition, Oxford University press, →ISBN, retrieved 5 March 2024
  • Hanks, Patrick (2016) The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland‎[2], Oxford University press, →ISBN, retrieved 5 March 2024

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Proper noun

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Rhodes f

  1. Rhodes (island)
  2. Rhodes (town)

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Portuguese

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Proper noun

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Rhodes

  1. Obsolete spelling of Rodes.
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