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Rhoda
[ roh-duh ]
noun
- a female given name.
Example Sentences
The new policy will “improve maternal and child health outcomes in the country”, Rhoda Robinson, executive director of HACEY, an NGO advocating for healthcare access for vulnerable populations in Nigeria.
The tableside chat felt just like old times for Rhoda Wurtele Eaves, 102, and Lucile Wheeler, 89, who’ve been fixtures in each other’s lives since they first met on Jan. 14, 1945, at a downhill race.
“Rhoda and Rhona paved the pathway for future Canadian ski racers, always willing to help out and offer advice when asked,” Wheeler said in an email.
“Rhoda was my mentor, and always encouraged me. Friends for 79 years,” said Wheeler, a 1956 Olympic downhill bronze medalist who married Canadian Football League Hall of Famer Kaye Vaughan.
Wheeler and Wurtele Eaves were roommates at the 1952 Winter Games in Oslo, when Wheeler was just 17 and Rhoda the senior member of their Alpine team.
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