As an English name, it's also very popular in English-speaking African countries like Nigeria, Malawi and Tanzania. It's also popular in the Philippines. https://forebears.io/forenames/rhoda
This name is such a pretty and uncommon name. I'm surprised that there aren't many personal comments telling how LOVELY this name is! It's a name of the Greek Bible and that is pretty amazing!It's a disappointment that this name isn't used that much these days...According to the USA Social Security Administration, just 48 girls were recorded with the name Rhoda in 2022. https://www.nancy.cc/baby-name/rhoda/According to the Office for National Statistics census of England and Wales, just 3 girls were recorded with the name Rhoda in 2021. https://names.darkgreener.com/#rhodaThat's a shame because I really like this name even to this day!
Hi - I discovered this site researching the background of my name. I always knew my mother named me from the Bible Act 12:13 and the meaning was a servant of the Lord!I claim all the meaning behind my name and I Thank God for his gift. I have always loved roses and to come to understand that my name means "Rose" is amazing Grace! I serve to God's glory and learning to stay humble as a child.In my journey on this earth as I grow and develop to live up to the name that God has created for me is an honor. I seek to Please my personal Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ!So glad to have found this platform. I love my name, Rhoda is an amazing character.
Rhoda Lavinia Goodell (1839 – 1880), known as Lavinia Goodell, was an American attorney. She was the first woman licensed to practice law in Wisconsin and the first woman admitted to the Supreme Court of Wisconsin. In 1880, she also became the first to litigate (and win) an appeal to the Supreme Court of Wisconsin. She was a strong proponent of women's suffrage, abolition, temperance, and prison reform. She was also the first woman to run for city attorney.
The name Rhoda makes me think of the song "Go tell Aunt Rhody that her old gray goose is dead." For that reason, I've always thought of Rhoda as the name of a farmer's wife. Maybe kind of an old woman name, but not in a bad way necessarily.
― Anonymous User 1/9/2022
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Gorgeous, Rhoda is so short and simple yet truly mesmerizing. LOVE.
In 2018, 53 is the most common age for an American (U.S.) Rhoda who is registered female with the Social Security Administration. It is the 1, 622nd most common female first name for living U.S. citizens.
― Anonymous User 10/11/2018
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Rhoda Garrett (1841-1882) was an English suffragette and interior designer.
I... LIKE it, and associate it with the character, of course. But it does sound like "rode a (insert surname.)" xD; And it's very similar to Rhonda, which I like a LOT.
The character from the Mary Tyler Moore show was afterwards the heroine of a spinoff series called Rhoda (what else?), in which she was again played by Valerie Harper.
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