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Roderick

American  
[rod-uh-rik, rod-rik] / ˈrɒd ə rɪk, ˈrɒd rɪk /

noun

  1. a male given name: from Germanic words meaning “glory” and “ruler.”


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Roderick Conrad and Suvimon Sunakorn rented out a two-bedroom condo in Silver Spring, Md., to avoid selling it at a loss after moving for a new job last year.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 22, 2026

Roderick Wong’s $9 billion firm, RTW Investments, gained about 55% in its main biotech hedge fund, a person familiar with its performance said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 24, 2026

"Around the steel industry there has unfortunately been an air of uncertainty for quite some time, but it has proven to be very resilient," said Runtech head of operations Joe Roderick.

From BBC • Sep. 29, 2025

On Monday, Roderick Brewer, an Edison lobbyist, sent an email to Assemblymembers, urging them to vote for the bill known as AB 942.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2025

The issue arose when the Reverend Adam Sedgwick of Cambridge claimed for the Cambrian period a layer of rock that Roderick Murchison believed belonged rightly to the Silurian.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson