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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

The Brookmans’ holiday home goes from being a pretty cottage to a “ghastly pile” to “the sort of grim, four-square, red-brick Victorian house you could imagine Roderick Usher living in.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

Prof Roderick Watkins, vice chancellor and chair of the Arc Universities Group, said the investment would serve as a "blueprint for universities", with government and private investment working together "to drive inclusive, sustainable growth".

From BBC • Oct. 23, 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

Roderick Persson said, “If you’ll forgive me asking, but your guardian. He is well?”

From "The Graveyard Book" by Neil Gaiman