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 [ 2 syll. ro-dney, rod-n-ey ] The boy name Rodney is pronounced as RAADNiy KEY. Rodney is an English name of Old English origin. The name means Hroda's island; reed island. From the words 'hrod' meaning fame ; 'ey' meaning island. Rodene (Old English) is an original form of Rodney. The first name is derived from the surname, which is itself of a place name of uncertain origin. The given name was first adopted in the 18th century, bestowed in honor of Admiral George Brydges Rodney (1719-1792), who defeated the French and Spanish fleets. The name Rodd (English) is a form of Rodney. Other forms of Rodney include the short form Rod (English), the pet forms Roddie (English) and Roddy (English), and the variant spelling Rodnie (English). Rodney is a classic favorite. At present it is still rather popular as a baby boy name, but not to the degree it was in the past. The name's popularity rose from the 1900s up to the 1960s. Its usage peaked in 1965 with 0.584% of baby boys being given the name Rodney. It had a ranking of #33 then. The baby name has experienced a marked fall in popularity since then. In 2008, its usage was only 0.025% and its ranking #503, but it was nonetheless the most widely used among all boy names in its family. Baby names that sound like Rodney include Rodnie (English), Radan (Czech), Radim (Czech), Radman, Raiden, Ratan (Indian), Rearden (English), Riordan (Irish), Rodman (English), Rordan (Irish), Radoman (Slavic), Riorden (English), Rodion (Russian), Ruadhan (Irish), and Ruadhán (Irish). Details of famous persons named Rodney: KEY: Pronunciation for Rodney: R as in "read (R.IY.D)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; D as in "dee (D.IY)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)"   |
