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Roderick (from Proto-Germanic '' *Hrōþirīk(i)az'', literally "(who is ) rich in glory"), also Roderik or Roderic, is a Germanic name, in various derived forms appearing as the name of several legendary and historical characters. The name appears in Old German as ''Hrodric'', in Old English language as ''Hrēðrīc'' and ''Hroðricus'', in Old East Norse as ''Rørik'' and Old West Norse as ''Hrœrekr''. In the ''Primary chronicle'', it appears as (ロシア語:Рюрик), i.e. ''Rurik''. In Spanish and Portuguese, it was rendered as ''Rodrigo'', or in its short form, ''Ruy/Rui'', and in Galician, the name is ''Roi''. In Arabic, it appears as ''Ludhriq'' (لذريق), used to refer to the last king of the Visigoths. ''Roderick'' is also an Anglicisation of several unrelated names. As a surname and given name it is an Anglicised form of the Welsh ''Rhydderch''. The given name ''Roderick'' is also an Anglicised form of the Gaelic personal name ''Ruaidhrí''/''Ruairí''/''Ruairi''/''Ruairidh''/''Ruaraidh''. It is sometimes abbreviated to 'Roddy' ==People named Roderick== *Hreðric, king Hroðgar's son in ''Beowulf'', who has various counterparts named ''Rørik'' and ''Hrœrekr'' in Norse mythology *Hrœrekr Ringslinger (''Rørik Slængeborræ'' or ''Rørik Slyngebond''), mythological king in what is today Denmark *Rorik of Dorestad, chieftain who ruled Frisia, in the 9th century *Rurik, legendary Varangian founder of the first Rusin state *Roderic, Visigothic king of 8th century Hispania (the Iberian Peninsula, comprising modern Spain and Portugal) *Saint Roderick (d. 857), one of the Martyrs of Córdoba. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Roderick」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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