The name is very frequently given in Portugal; it was the most popularly given masculine name in 2011–2012, and during 2013–2016 ranked between 4th and 2nd most popular.
It is also moderately popular in Spain, ranking between 30th and 60th most popular during 2002–2015.[1]
History
The form Rodrigo becomes current in the later medieval period. It is recorded in the Cantar de Mio Cid, written c. 1200, as the name of
Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar (c. 1043–1099, known as El Cid Campeador),[2] and
Don Rodrigo king of the Visigoths (688-711), of the Spanish Visigothic Kingdom.
Rodrigo Jiménez de Rada (c. 1170 – 1247) was a Navarrese-born Castilian bishop and historian.
Rodrigo Lanzol Borja (1431–1503) was the birth name of
Pope Alexander VI (r. 1492–1503).
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The name is very frequently given in Portugal; it was the most popularly given masculine name in 2011–2012, and during 2013–2016 ranked between 4th and 2nd most popular.
It is also moderately popular in Spain, ranking between 30th and 60th most popular during 2002–2015.[1]
History
The form Rodrigo becomes current in the later medieval period. It is recorded in the Cantar de Mio Cid, written c. 1200, as the name of
Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar (c. 1043–1099, known as El Cid Campeador),[2] and
Don Rodrigo king of the Visigoths (688-711), of the Spanish Visigothic Kingdom.
Rodrigo Jiménez de Rada (c. 1170 – 1247) was a Navarrese-born Castilian bishop and historian.
Rodrigo Lanzol Borja (1431–1503) was the birth name of
Pope Alexander VI (r. 1492–1503).
This page or section lists people that share the same
given name or the same
family name. If an
internal link led you here, you may wish to change that link to point directly to the intended article.