Rodrigues

English

Etymology

From Portuguese Rodrigues (“son of Rodrigo”). Also from Spanish Rodrigues, variant spelling of Rodríguez. The island is named after Portuguese explorer Diogo Rodrigues (c. 1490–1577).

Proper noun

Rodrigues

  1. A surname originating as a patronymic
  2. An outer island of Mauritius, in the Indian Ocean.

Derived terms

Translations
Translations

Statistics
  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Rodrigues is the 1122nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 31,280 individuals. Rodrigues is most common among White (45.85%) and Hispanic/Latino (41.26%) individuals.

See also

Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese Rodriguez. By surface analysis, Rodrigo +‎ -es (“son of”). Compare Spanish Rodríguez.

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ʁoˈdɾi.ɡis/ [hoˈdɾi.ɡis]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ʁoˈdɾi.ɡiʃ/ [χoˈdɾi.ɡiʃ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ʁoˈdɾi.ɡes/ [hoˈdɾi.ɡes]
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ʁuˈdɾi.ɡɨʃ/ [ʁuˈðɾi.ɣɨʃ]

  • Hyphenation: Ro‧dri‧gues

Proper noun

Rodrigues m or f by sense

  1. a surname originating as a patronymic

Spanish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /roˈdɾiɡes/ [roˈð̞ɾi.ɣ̞es]
  • Rhymes: -iɡes
  • Syllabification: Ro‧dri‧gues

Proper noun

Rodrigues m or f by sense

  1. a surname, variant of Rodríguez

Derived terms
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