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Hodge

British  
/ hɒdʒ /

noun

  1. a typical name for a farm labourer; rustic

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of Hodge

C14 hogge, from familiar form of Roger

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Ms. Hodge is wonderfully vile as Miriam and her counterpart, Lady Margaret Chalfont.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 3, 2026

Law firm Hodge Jones & Allen is representing more than 120 bereaved families at the inquiry.

From BBC Jul. 24, 2026

“She has helped me quite a bit reconcile letting go of what I thought my career trajectory was going to be and embracing a new one,” Hodge said.

From Salon Jul. 11, 2026

Gomez is married to Mary Hodge, a past top aide to former Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 2, 2026

Hodge had been an army surgeon during the Revolutionary War, and while stubborn and crusty in his ways, he was a respected physician.

From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy

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