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Rhoda

American  
[roh-duh] / ˈroʊ də /

noun

  1. a female given name.


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Rhoda loved the ranch life, but especially cows.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 14, 2026

It’s tough to top the superlative energy Moore shared with Asner, Valerie Harper’s wisecracking Rhoda Morgenstern and Cloris Leachman as Mary’s smugly married downstairs neighbor, Phyllis.

From Salon • Jan. 31, 2026

His wife, Rhoda, has long urged him to leave politics, people close to him said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 19, 2025

The new policy will “improve maternal and child health outcomes in the country”, Rhoda Robinson, executive director of HACEY, an NGO advocating for healthcare access for vulnerable populations in Nigeria.

From BBC • Nov. 8, 2024

Her neighbor Rhoda Morgenstern was “too abrasive,” and another of the major female characters on the show, Phyllis Lindstrom, was seen as “not believable.”

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell

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