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Meaning & Origins
From the post-classical Greek name Rhoda, derived either from rhodon ‘rose’, or as an ethnic name meaning ‘woman from Rhodes’ (Greek Rhodos). In the New Testament Rhoda was a servant in the house of Mary the mother of John, where Peter went after his release from prison by an angel (Acts 12:13). In the Scottish Highlands Rhoda is used as a feminine form of Roderick.
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English and Scottish: patronymic from the personal name John. As an American family name, Johnson has absorbed patronymics and many other derivatives of this name in continental European languages. (For forms, see Hanks and Hodges 1988.)
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Nicknames & variations
Rhodia, Rhode, Rhody, Rhodie, Rhod, Rhodi, Rhodda, Rhodea, Rhodah, Rhodo
Johnston, John, Johns, Johnsen, Johnstone, Johnny, Johnsrud, Johnnie, Johnsey, Johnso
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