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Where does “Hodge” come from?

Hodge is a Middle English diminutive of Roger, which derives from Old French Rogier, from Latin Rogerius, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰey-.

Ancestry of “Hodge”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishRogerdialectal nickname for the Devil
2SpanishRodríguezson of Rodrigo
3Spanish-ezA suffix forming many Spanish surnames; A suffix...
4Latin-itiesAlternative form of -iēs
5Latin-itia-ness, -ity
6Latin-iaUsed to form a feminine abstract noun, usually...
7Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
8Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
9Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

Words derived from “Hodge”

  • Hodgson
  • Hodgkin
  • Hotchkiss
  • Hodson
  • Hodgkinson
  • Hodgkins
  • Hodgen
  • Hodgin
  • Hodgett
  • Hodgeon
  • non-Hodgkin
  • hodgkinsine
  • hodgkinsonite
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