Given name & surname
Dod
“farmer”·“one who works the earth”
Dod is a diminutive of George. George’s Greek root means “farmer” or “one who works the earth.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Dod is a diminutive of George. George’s Greek root means “farmer” or “one who works the earth.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Dod is a diminutive of George. George reached English through Old French and Latin from the Greek name Georgios. Dod connects to the Roger name family through Dodge. An origin associated with Roger is Germanic.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In Scots usage, Dod is a diminutive of George. In Scots usage, Dod is a diminutive of Georgia. Dod is a diminutive of George. The shared background comes through George: Georgios comes from georgos, built from elements meaning “earth” and “to work.” Latin Georgius and Old French forms helped carry it into English.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
The story
Dod is a diminutive of George. The history of George gives this family its wider story. Saint George gave the name a religious and legendary association; the dragon story developed in the Middle Ages. In England, George I’s accession in 1714 helped increase the name’s use beyond its earlier saintly associations. Dod connects to the Roger name family through Dodge. The history of Roger gives this family its wider story. Roger’s historical bearers include members of the aristocracy.
Explained through its name family
Dod’s family of names
In Scots usage, Dod is a diminutive of George. Dod shares a linguistic root with Dodë. In Scottish Gaelic usage, Dod has a conventional equivalent in the Spanish form Jorge.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Dod has relatives in 4 languages.
9 related names in 4 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 7
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
Similar names
If you love Dod, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Leand
86% boys · 14% girls
Cleand
“a lion of a man”
—
Yorges
“one who works the earth; a farmer”
—
Jordy
“farmer” · “one who works the earth”
91% boys · 9% girls
Jojy
“one who works the earth; a farmer”
53% boys · 47% girls
Jojee
“one who works the earth; a farmer”
—
Gora
“farmer” · “one who works the earth”
48% boys · 52% girls
Yure
“one who works the earth; a farmer”
57% boys · 43% girls