Rodríguez

See also: Rodriguez

Galician

Alternative forms

Rodrigues

Etymology

From Rodrigo (“Roderick”), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *Hrōþirīks, plus the patronymic suffix -ez. Originally meaning "son/daughter of Roderick".

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (standard) /roˈdɾiɡeθ/ [roˈð̞ɾi.ɣ̞eθ]
IPA^(key): (gheada) /roˈdɾiħeθ/ [roˈð̞ɾi.ħeθ]
IPA^(key): (gheada and seseo) /roˈdɾiħes/ [roˈð̞ɾi.ħes]

Rhymes: -iɡeθ
Rhymes: -iħeθ
Rhymes: -iħes

Hyphenation: Ro‧drí‧guez

Proper noun

Rodríguez ?

a patrilineal surname transferred from the given name (the most common Galician surname)

References

"Rodríguez" in Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo / Xulio Sousa Fernández (dirs.): Cartografía dos apelidos de Galicia. Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega. <http://ilg.usc.es/cag/>

Spanish

Etymology

From Rodrigo +‎ -ez.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /roˈdɾiɡeθ/ [roˈð̞ɾi.ɣ̞eθ] (Spain)
IPA^(key): /roˈdɾiɡes/ [roˈð̞ɾi.ɣ̞es] (Latin America, Philippines)
Rhymes: -iɡeθ (Spain)
Rhymes: -iɡes (Latin America, Philippines)
Syllabification: Ro‧drí‧guez

Proper noun

Rodríguez m or f by sense

a surname originating as a patronymic

Derived terms

estar de Rodríguez