MEANING & HISTORY
What does Rody mean?
Rody is explicitly documented in Tagalog and Cebuano for Rodelio, Rodolfo and Rodrigo, with a familiar -y formation. These are distinct longer names, so Rody should not inherit a single compound meaning from whichever expansion is most familiar to a reader.
The shared short form is itself a useful documented naming relationship. An individual may also use Rody as the complete given name.
References for this explanation
Pronunciation & syllables
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Tagalog
- /ˈɾodi/Standard-Tagalog
- [ˈɾoː.d̪ɪ]Standard-Tagalog
Ro · dy2 source divisions
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Origin and name formation
Language-specific accounts from the dictionary. A shared spelling can have more than one history.
TagalogEtymology & source
From English Rody, from diminutive of Rodelio, Rodolfo, Rodrigo + -y.
a diminutive of the male given names Rodelio, Rodolfo, and Rodrigo
CebuanoEtymology & source
From English Rody, from diminutive of Rodelio, Rodolfo, Rodrigo + -y.
a diminutive of the male given names Rodelio, Rodolfo, and Rodrigo
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki/Wiktextract. Source accounts remain in their original English; editorial summaries and filters are adapted. Attribution and downloads
PSA · OFFICIAL BIRTH RECORDS
Rody in the birth records
Exact spelling and stated year in the published name tables. Read the counts as individual snapshots.
Tables included: 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2022, 2023 and 2024. The 2016 fact sheet lists five names per sex; the later tables include ten. Missing counts are not inferred. Sex categories follow the official tables, independently of dictionary gender labels. Explore the official tables →
Related forms & spellings
Related forms may have their own language histories. They are not included in this spelling’s PSA count.
Similar names to Rody
Names with a similar opening or ending, ordered by spelling distance. Similar spelling does not imply the same meaning or origin.
Names in this collection
- Brody♂Scottish place-name form, or short for Brodelio
- Rod♂Short form of Roderick or Rodney
- Romy♂♀Familiar form of Rosemarie, Rosemary or Rom- names
- Rony♂Variant of the familiar name Roni
- Rory♂Red king; from Irish Ruaidhrí
- Roy♂King in one tradition; red-haired in another
- Leody♂Clipping of Leodigario or Leodegario
- Rob♂Short form of Robert; bright fame
What rhymes with Rody?
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Names with a similar written ending
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- Wiktionary contributors — Rody (Tagalog) (opens in a new tab)
Explicit given-name sense and separately attributed etymology; no birth-frequency claim.
- Wiktionary contributors — Rody (Cebuano) (opens in a new tab)
Explicit given-name sense and separately attributed etymology; no birth-frequency claim.