Rhoda
Rhoda is a girl name of Greek origin, meaning Rose.
What Rhoda means
Rose.
Rhoda sits at 5 letters, and ends on a vowel, which tends to make a name sound open and carry well when called across a room.
Where Rhoda comes from
Greek names often reach back to mythology, philosophy, or the early Church. They tend to be transparently meaningful in the original: many are compounds you can still take apart into their two halves.
Rhoda is recorded as Greek in origin. Browse other Greek names.
How popular is Rhoda?
You will not find Rhoda in the top 100 girl names at the moment. Plenty of well-known names sit outside the charts; popularity measures how often a name is registered, not how good or how real it is.
The character of Rhoda
Rhoda spans scripture and flowers and growing things, which is why it can read differently depending on which association you notice first. Both threads are worth following.
Names like Rhoda
These share Rhoda's themes, origin, or both — closest first.
- Susanna — Lily; a graceful flower.
- Susannah — Lily; graceful flower.
- Daphne — The laurel tree.
- Iris — Rainbow; messenger of the gods.
- Acacia — Thorny tree; resurrection.
- Anthea — Flower; blossom.
- Azalea — The azalea flower.
- Calla — Beautiful; the calla lily.
- Damaris — Gentle; a calf.
- Genesis — Origin; the beginning.
- Hyacinth — The fragrant purple bloom.
- Ianthe — Violet flower.