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View Name: Rodrigo


RODRIGO
GENDER: Masculine
USAGE: Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Galician
PRONOUNCED: rod-REE-go (Spanish), rawd-REE-go (Italian)   [key]
Meaning & History
Spanish, Portuguese and Italian form of RODERICK. A notable bearer was Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar, also known as El Cid, an 11th-century Spanish military commander.
Related Names
DIMINUTIVES: Ruy (Spanish), Rui, Ruy (Portuguese), Roi (Galician)
OTHER LANGUAGES: Hroderich (Ancient Germanic), Hrœrekr (Ancient Scandinavian), Roderic (Catalan), Roderick, Rod, Roddy (English), Rodrigue (French), Rurik (Russian)
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