HROD

Origin and Meaning

Germanic name element which can be difficult to distinguish from RAD in old scripts, see also HROM and RUT

hróðr = 'fame' ^[1] ^[2] ^[3]
hróðr = 'praise', 'glory', 'honour', 'fame' ^[4] ^[5]

(h)rôth = 'fame' ^[6] ^[7]

hruod = 'praise', 'glory', 'honour', 'fame' ^[8] ^[5]
hrōd = 'praise', 'glory', 'honour', 'fame' ^[5]

(h)rêd = 'fame' ^[7]

hrōð = 'fame' ^[8]

Name Element	Example
ALF	see HróðælfR (Norse)
BJÖRN	see Hróðbiǫrn (Norse)
BJÖRT	see Hrōdebert (German)
BORG	see Hróðbjörg (Norse)
EY	see Rodney (English)
FUSS	see Hróðfúss (Norse)
GAUT	see Hróðgautr (Norse)
GEIR	see *Hrōþigaizaz (Norse) and Hruodgêr (German) and Hrōðgār (English)
GERD	see Hróðgerðr (Norse)
GISL	see Hróðgísl (Norse)
HER	see *Hrōþiharjaz (Norse) and Hrōdhari (German)
HILD	see Róhild (Norse) and Rodehilde (German)
HVAT	see Hróðhvatr (Norse)
KETILL	see Hróðkell (Norse)
LAND	see Hrōdland (German)
LAUG	see Hróðlaug (Norse)
LEIF	see HróðlæifR (Norse)
LIND	see Rosalint (German)
MAR	see *Hrōþimāriz (Norse) and Hrotmar (German)
MUND	see *Hrōþimunduz (Norse) and Hrodmund (German) and Hrothmund (English)
NAND	see Hrōdnand (German)
NY	see Hróðný (Norse)
RIK	see HrøríkR (Norse) and Roderich (German) and Hroþareiks (Gothic)
STEIN	see Hróðstæinn (Norse)
SWIND	see Hrotswith (German)
ULF	see *Hrōðiwulfaz (Norse) and Hruodolf (German)
VALD	see Hróðvaldr (Norse)
VAR	see *Hrōþiwarjaz (Norse) and Hruodwar (German)
VER	see *HróþiwíhaR (Norse)
VI	see Hróðví (Norse)
VIN	see Hrodowin (German)
VITT	see Hróðvitnir (Norse)
ÞJOÐ	see Hróðþiúð (Norse)