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Roderick

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[rod-uh-rik, rod-rik] / ˈrɒd ə rɪk, ˈrɒd rɪk /

noun

  1. a male given name: from Germanic words meaning “glory” and “ruler.”


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"It was a mistake on our part, a mistake that will not be repeated," its managing director Roderick McIllree told Danish public broadcaster DR in late July.

From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026

For Roderick Eggert, a professor at the Colorado School of Mines, it will take time for competitors to grow big enough to "significantly reduce the market shares of the Chinese producers."

From Barron's ● May 13, 2026

What followed was an unlikely 20-year-long friendship with convicted murderer Roderick Orme, which evolved as the pair exchanged hundreds of letters and emails.

From BBC ● Mar. 10, 2026

Roderick Wong’s $9 billion firm, RTW Investments, gained about 55% in its main biotech hedge fund, a person familiar with its performance said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 24, 2026

Roderick Persson said, “If you’ll forgive me asking, but your guardian. He is well?”

From "The Graveyard Book" by Neil Gaiman

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