Given name & surname
Rodríguez
Rodríguez is a surname from Gothic, ultimately from Proto-Germanic. It is used in Spanish and Galician.
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Rodríguez comes from Gothic, and ultimately from Proto-Germanic.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
From Gothic *𐌷𐍂𐍉𐌸𐌹𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐍃, from Proto-Germanic *Hrōþirīks, built from Gothic *𐌷𐍂𐍉𐌸𐍃 + 𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐍃.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Rodríguez’s family of names
In English usage, Rodríguez has a nickname in K-Rod. In Spanish usage, Rodríguez as a surname shares a linguistic root with the Portuguese form Rodrigues. In Spanish usage, Rodríguez as a surname has a conventional equivalent in the English form Rodriguez.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Rodríguez has relatives in 7 languages. Lines run from its Proto-Germanic roots to each of them.
4 related names in 7 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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