as a First Name
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.
| 1,363rd in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 16,893
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- Vermont
- has the most people named Rhoda per capita
- 1926
- marked the height of its popularity
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