Rodman as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Rodman

What is the meaning of the name Rodman ?

The baby name Rodman is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced ROD-man (IPA: American /ˈrɑd.mən/, British /ˈrɒd.mən/).

Rodman is English in Origin.

Rodman is an English surname adopted as a given name, rooted in Middle English rod/Old English rodd, meaning "rod" or "pole." It originally identified a man who worked with a measuring rod or carried the surveyor’s staff, hence "man with the rod." Some scholars also view it as a patronymic formation, "Rod’s man," with Rod a short form of Germanic names built on hrod "fame" (as in Roderick or Roger), yielding the sense "retainer of Rod."

As a first name, Rodman gained use in the United States in the 18th–19th centuries during the trend of turning surnames into given names, notably among New England merchant and Quaker families. It appears intermittently through the 20th century (e.g., philanthropist Rodman Wanamaker; novelist Rodman Philbrick). Variants and related forms include the diminutives Rod and Roddy; rare spellings include Roddman or Rodeman. Cognate or related names: Rodney, Roderick, Rodrick.