Rodrigues (surname)

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Rodrigues
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Language(s)Portuguese

Rodrigues (/rɒˈdrɡz/, Portuguese: /ʁu.ˈdɾi.ɡɨʃ/) is a common surname in the Portuguese language.

Origin: Germanic patronymic Hrod + ric , meaning Son of Rodrigo or Son of Rui. The "es" signifies "son of". The name Rodrigo (or the short form Rui) is the Portuguese form of Roderick, meaning "famous power" or "famous ruler", from the Germanic elements "hrod" (fame) and "ric" (power), from the Proto-Germanic *Hrōþirīk(i)az. It was the name of Roderic, the last Visigothic King of Iberia. Not Jewish in origin but some Sephardic Jews adopted this name.

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