"Roder" meaning in English

See Roder in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: Roders [plural]
Etymology: * As a German surname Röder, from the old personal name Rodher, from the Germanic elements *hrōþi (“fame”) + *hari (“army”). Compare Roeder. * Also a variant of Ruder (related to the noun rudder) and Reuter. Etymology templates: {{der|en|de|-}} German, {{der|en|gem|-}} Germanic Head templates: {{en-proper noun|s}} Roder (plural Roders)
  1. A surname.
    Sense id: en-Roder-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English surnames, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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