Name:
Rhoda
Gender:
Girl
Origin:
Greek
Meaning:
Rhoda originates in Greek language and means "rose". Some sources also suggest the meaning "from Rhodes", one of the Greek islands named for the roses growing there. The name was popular mostly in the 18th and 19th century. Rhoda was a character in the Bible, as well as the name of an American sitcom in the 1970s.
Pronunciation:
RO-də
The Five Elements:
Metal
Also Spelled Like...:
Rhode
Roda
Famous Rhoda:
Rhoda Broughton : novelist
Rhoda Griffis : actress
Rhoda Jordan : actress