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Hodges
How to Pronounce Hodges
Pronounced HODJ-iz /ˈhɒdʒ.ɪz/Low
Meaning: Hodges is an English surname meaning 'son of Hodge,' where Hodge was a common medieval nickname for Roger, a Germanic name built from hrod, 'fame,' and ger, 'spear.' Used as a first name, it carries that patronymic sense and the 'fame-spear' meaning of the underlying Roger.Low
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U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
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History & Origin
Hodges is an English surname pressed into first-name use, meaning 'son of Hodge.' Hodge was a everyday medieval short form of Roger, from the Germanic 'fame' and 'spear,' so the name reaches back through a nickname to that warrior sense.
It was never common as a first name, given to only about fifteen boys a year even at its peak in the early nineteen-twenties, and it stayed a rarity. A boy named Hodges then would be over a hundred today, marking it an early-century surname-name.
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What does the name Hodges mean?
It is an English surname used as a given name, meaning 'son of Hodge,' Hodge being a medieval pet form of Roger ('fame-spear').
How do you pronounce Hodges?
It is said HODJ-iz /ˈhɒdʒ.ɪz/ - two syllables, stress on the first.
Is Hodges a boy or girl name?
Hodges is used as a boy's name.
How popular is Hodges?
It was always rare in the United States, given to only about fifteen boys a year even at its peak in the nineteen-twenties.