Rodney
/ˈrɒd.ni/noun
A masculine given name and surname of English origin.
Did you know?Rodney is ultimately from an Old English place-name meaning “island clearing of a man named Rōd” or similar, not from any occult or magical root.
Etymological Timeline
Old English
OE
Rōdān ēg / Rōdney
“A place-name, likely “island/river meadow associated with Rōda/Rōd””
Middle English
ME
Rodneye
“A hereditary place-based surname”
16th Century
English
Rodney
“Established as an English family name”
18th Century
English
Rodney
“Used as a given name, especially in honor of Admiral George Rodney”
Modern English
English
Rodney
“A common masculine given name and surname”