Rodney
The personal name Rodney originated as a toponym: Rodney Stoke in Somerset derived its name from an Anglo-Saxon name meaning "Hroda's island" (Hroda being a short form of an Anglo-Saxon name beginning with the element hrod- "fame"). "Rodney" became a surname in the 18th century, and a title of the peerage of Great Britain in 1782, as Baron Rodney. Secondarily, it came to be used as a given name, originally in honour of Admiral George Brydges Rodney, 1st Baron Rodney.
People
Surnames
- Caesar Rodney (1728–1784), lawyer and signer of the Declaration of Independence from Delaware
- Caesar A. Rodney (1772–1824), lawyer and U.S. Senator from Delaware
- Caleb Rodney (1767–1840), merchant and Governor of Delaware
- Daniel Rodney (1764–1846), merchant, Governor and U.S. Senator from Delaware
- Eugene Rodney (1897-1985), television producer, Father Knows Best
- Fernando Rodney (born 1977), relief pitcher for the Seattle Mariners
- George B. Rodney (1803–1883), lawyer and U.S. Representative from Delaware
- George B. Rodney, Jr. (1842–1927) Governor of Alaska and U.S. Army officer
- George Brydges Rodney, 1st Baron Rodney (1718–1792), admiral in the British Royal Navy
- George Rodney, 2nd Baron Rodney (1753–1802)
- George Rodney, 3rd Baron Rodney (1782–1842)
- Spencer Rodney, 5th Baron Rodney (1785–1846)
- Thomas Rodney (1744–1811), lawyer and Continental Congressman from Delaware
- Walter Rodney (1942–1980), Guyanese historian and politician
Given name
See also: All pages beginning with "Rodney"
- Rodney Miller (born April 22, 1955) American Businessman in Livingston Parish, Louisiana
- Rodney (born 1971), American professional wrestler
- Rodney Alcala (born 1943), convicted American rapist and serial killer
- Rodney Allison, American football coach
- Rodney Anderson (born 1931), American politician
- Rodney Anderson (born 1968), American politician
- Rodney Ansell (1954–1999), Australian man who inspired the "Crocodile" Dundee films
- Rodney Atkins, an American country singer
- Rodney Bailey, an American football linebacker known as "Boss"
- Rodney Begnaud (born 1973), American professional wrestler
- Rodney Bewes (born 1938), English actor
- Rodney Bingenheimer (born 1946), radio disc jockey
- Rod Carew, baseball player
- Rodney Carrington, comedian and star of Rodney (TV series)
- Rodney Caston, American writer
- Rodney Dangerfield, comedian
- Rodney Eastman, Canadian actor
- Rodney Fox (born 1940), Australian film maker and shark attack survivor
- Rodney P. Frelinghuysen (born 1946), U.S. Representative from New Jersey
- Rodney Greenblat (born 1960), American artist
- Rodney A. Hawes, Jr., American business executive and philanthropist.
- Rodney Jack (born 1972), St. Vincent football player
- Rodney Jerkins, producer
- Rodney King (1965–2012), African-American whose beating by the LAPD sparked race riots in Los Angeles, California
- Rodney Linderman, better known as Rodney Anonymous, of the Dead Milkmen
- Rodney MacDonald (born 1972), Canadian politician and former Premier of Nova Scotia
- Rod McKuen, American singer, poet
- Rodney Marks (born 1956), Australian comedian
- Rodney Marsh (footballer) (born 1944), English footballer
- Rod Marsh (born 1947), Australian cricketer
- Rodney Matthews (born 1945), English artist and illustrator
- Rodney Mazion (born 1971), American football and baseball player
- Rodney Mullen (born 1966), professional skateboarder
- Rodney Robert Porter (1917–1985), English biochemist
- Rodney Rowland (born 1964), American actor
- Rodney Scott (born 1978), American actor
- Rodney Stuckey (born 1986), American basketball player
- Rod Wallace (born 1969), English footballer
- Rodney Wallace (footballer) (born 1988), Costa Rican footballer
- Rodney Williams (disambiguation), multiple people
- Rodney Tetteh (born 1983), Ghanaian Information Technology Professional
Fictional
- Rodney Copperbottom, character in the movie Robots
- Rodney McKay, character in science fiction television series Stargate Atlantis
- Rodney Trotter, character in British sit-com Only Fools and Horses
- Rodney J. Squirrel, one of the main characters from Squirrel Boy
- The Wizard of Yendor
- Rodney Stone, the narrator of boxing novel Rodney Stone by Arthur Conan Doyle
- Rodney, character from the Total Drama series
- Rodney Ford, character from manga and anime series Element Hunters
Places
- Australia
- Electoral district of Rodney, a former electoral district in Victoria
- Canada
- Rodney, Ontario, a village located within the township of West Elgin, Ontario
- New Zealand
- Rodney District, a territorial local authority in the North Island
- Rodney (New Zealand electorate), an electoral district containing most of Rodney District
- United States
- Rodney, Iowa
- Rodney, Wisconsin, a ghost town
- Rodney Village, Delaware
- Rodney Scout Reservation Delmarva Council, Northeast, Maryland
Other uses
- Rodney (TV series)
- Rodney boat, a type of boat used for fishing & shore transport in Newfoundland
- HMS Rodney, six ships of the British Royal Navy named after Admiral George Brydges Rodney
See also
- All pages beginning with "Rodney"
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