Rhoda

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ῥόδη (Rhódē, “woman from Rhodes”) or ῥόδον (rhódon, “rose”).

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈɹoʊ.də/, /ˈɹoʊ.ɾə/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈɹəʊ.də/
• Rhymes: -əʊdə
• Hyphenation: Rho‧da
• Homophones: rota, Rota (flapping); rotor (non-rhotic, flapping)

Proper noun

Rhoda

1. A female given name from Ancient Greek.
   • 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Acts 12:13-14:

     And as Peter knocked at the door of the gate, a damsel came to hearken, named Rhoda. And when she knew Peter's voice, she opened not the gate for gladness, but ran in, and told how Peter stood before the gate.

   • 1970, Patrick White, The Vivisector, Viking Press, page 13:

     'One little girl. Her name is Rhoda.'
     'What? Roader?' The others all looked suspicious of a name nobody had ever heard.
     'It's in the Bible,' he said.

Anagrams

• Hoard, Rhoad, hadro-, hoard