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Where does “Rhoda” come from?

Rhoda comes from Ancient Greek Ῥόδη, a place name of uncertain origin and meaning.

Ancestry of “Rhoda”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekῥόδονrose; 423 BCE, Aristophanes, The Clouds :ῥόδα μ’...
2Old Persianwurdiflower
3Proto-Germanicwurdizfate, destiny
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwrti-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
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