Rhoda (name)

Rhoda (name)

Rhoda is a female given name, originated from both Greek and Latin. Its meaning is "rose; from Rhodes". Rhodes is a Greek island originally named for its roses. In Biblical, a servant girl who was one of the early Christian disciples. The name is mostly used in the 18th and 19th centuries.

Famous Rhodas

Television and Film

* Rhoda Griffis, American actress
* Rhoda Jordan, African-American actress
* Rhoda Montemayor, actress currently playing Rose Ortiz, the Pink Ranger in ""

Political

* Rhoda Billings
* Rhoda Grant, politician
* Rhoda Jacobs

Music

* Rhoda Hutchinson
* Rhoda Scott, organist

Literature

* Rhoda Broughton, novelist
* Rhoda Shipman, comic book writer
* Rhoda Truax Silberman, American author

Science

* Rhoda Metraux

Art

* Rhoda Holmes Nicholls, painter

Fictional

* Rhoda Dendron, character on the animated television series "Darkwing Duck"
* Rhoda Penmark, character on William March's novel "The Bad Seed"
* Rhoda Morgenstern Gerard, title character of "Rhoda"
* Rhoda, character in "The Waves".

Other fields

* Rhoda Richards
* Rhoda Wise

See also

* Rhonda
*

External links

* [http://www.thinkbabynames.com/meaning/0/Rhoda Meaning of Rhoda]


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