Rhoda is a female given name, originating in both Greek and Latin. Its primary meaning is "
rose" but it can also mean "from
Rhodes", the Greek island originally named for its roses. The name was mostly used in the 18th and 19th centuries but goes back at least to the first century as it is recorded in the New Testament of the Bible (see
Rhoda (biblical figure)).
People
Politicians
Rhoda Grant (born 1963), Scottish Labour Member of the Scottish Parliament
Rhoda Fox Graves (1877–1950), American suffragist, woman's rights activist, and pioneering female Republican politician
Rhoda Jacobs (born 1937), American member of the New York State Assembly
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Rhoda is a female given name, originating in both Greek and Latin. Its primary meaning is "
rose" but it can also mean "from
Rhodes", the Greek island originally named for its roses. The name was mostly used in the 18th and 19th centuries but goes back at least to the first century as it is recorded in the New Testament of the Bible (see
Rhoda (biblical figure)).
People
Politicians
Rhoda Grant (born 1963), Scottish Labour Member of the Scottish Parliament
Rhoda Fox Graves (1877–1950), American suffragist, woman's rights activist, and pioneering female Republican politician
Rhoda Jacobs (born 1937), American member of the New York State Assembly
This page or section lists people that share the same
given name. If an
internal link led you here, you may wish to change that link to point directly to the intended article.