Rodrigo () is a

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, Portuguese and

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name derived from the

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'' ( Gothic ''*Hroþareiks'', via Latinized ''Rodericus'' or ''Rudericus''), given specifically in reference to either King Roderic (d. 712), the last Visigothic ruler or to Saint Roderick (d. 857), one of the

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(feast day

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). The modern given name has the short forms ''Ruy, Rui'', and in Galician ''Roy, Roi''. The patronymic surname of this name is "'' Rodríguez''". 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.

History

The form ''Rodrigo'' becomes current in the later medieval period. It is recorded in the ''

Cantar de Mio Cid ''El Cantar de mio Cid'', or ''El Poema de mio Cid'' ("The Song of My Cid"; "The Poem of My Cid"), is an anonymous '' cantar de gesta'' and the oldest preserved Castilian epic poem. Based on a true story, it tells of the deeds of the Castilian h ...

'', written c. 1200, as the name of Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar (c. 1043–1099, known as ''

El Cid Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar ( – 10 July 1099) was a Castilian knight and ruler in medieval Spain. Fighting both with Christian and Muslim armies during his lifetime, he earned the Arabic honorific ("the Lord" or "the Master"), which would evolve i ...

Campeador''),v. 467 ('' Destierro del Cid''): ''Mio Çid don Rodrigo'' and

Don Rodrigo ''Don Rodrigo'' is an opera in three acts by Alberto Ginastera, the composer's first opera, to an original Spanish libretto by Alejandro Casona. Ginastera composed the opera on commission from the Municipality of the City of Buenos Aires, Argen ...

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 Pope Alexander VI (, , ; born Roderic Llançol i de Borja; epithet: ''Valentinus'' ("The Valencian"); – 18 August 1503) was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 11 August 1492 until his death in 1503. Born into t ...

(r. 1492–1503). *

Rodrigo de Triana Rodrigo de Triana (1469 in Lepe, Huelva, Spain – 1535 in Maluku Islands) was a Spanish sailor, believed to be the first European from the Age of Exploration to have seen the Americas. Born as Juan Rodríguez Bermejo, Triana was the son of h ...

was the name of the Spanish sailor to have first sighted the

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(i.e., the island of

Guanahani Guanahaní (meaning "small upper waters land") was the Taíno language, Taíno name of an island in the Bahamas that was the first land in the New World sighted and visited by Christopher Columbus' Voyages of Christopher Columbus#First voyage (14 ...

) on

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(on 12 October 1492). * Rodrigo López (c. 1525–1594) was a physician to Queen Elizabeth. *

Rodrigo de la Guitarra Rodrigo de la Guitarra ("Rodrigo of the gittern") was a Spanish lutenist and gittern player, active primarily in the first half of the fifteenth century. Rodrigo was in the service of the House of Trastámara, and was a court composer for Ferdi ...

was a medieval Spanish musician

Modern given name

Rodrigo Soares Rodrigo Alves Soares (born 26 December 1992) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a right back for Novorizontino. Club career Early career Born on 26 December 1992 in Porangatu, Brazil, Rodrigo Alves Soares played football fr ...

(born 1992), Brazilian footballer known as Rodrigo *

Rodrigo Blankenship Rodrigo John Blankenship (born January 29, 1997), nicknamed "Hot Rod", is an American professional football placekicker for the St. Louis Battlehawks of the United Football League (UFL). He played college football for the Georgia Bulldogs, w ...

(born 1997), American football player *

Rodrigo Tiuí Rodrigo Bonifácio da Rocha (born 4 December 1985), nicknamed Tiuí, is a Brazilian former footballer who played as a forward. Football career At Fluminense FC, Tiuí broke into the first team at the age of 18. In his first full season, he s ...

, Brazilian footballer * Rodrigo (musician) (1973–2000), Argentine singer * Rodrigo de la Cadena (born 1988), Mexican singer and performing artist * Rodrigo Callapina (16th-century), native Inca nobility * Rodrigo Damm (born 1980), Brazilian mixed martial artist * Rodrigo De Paul (born 1994), Argentine footballer *

Rodrigo Duterte Rodrigo Roa Duterte (, ; born March 28, 1945) is a Filipino lawyer and politician who served as the 16th president of the Philippines from 2016 to 2022. He is the first Philippine president from Mindanao, and is the oldest person to assum ...

(born 1945), Filipino politician and 16th President of the Philippines (2016-2022) * Rodrigo González (Mexican musician) (1950–1985), Mexican musician also known as "Rockdrigo" González * Rodrigo González (swimmer) (born 1968), Mexican freestyle swimmer * Rodrigo Gracie (born 1975), a retired Brazilian mixed martial artist * Rodrigo Beckham (born 1976), Brazilian footballer * Rodrigo Macedo (born 1998), Portuguese footballer * Rodrigo Masias (born 1981), Peruvian basketball player * Rodrigo Moreno (athlete) (born 1966), Colombian race walker * Rodrigo Ninja (born 1981), Brazilian footballer * Rodrigo Núñez, Chilean footballer * Rodrigo Pessoa, Brazilian equestrian * Rodrigo Palacio, Argentine footballer * Rodrigo Chagas, Brazilian footballer * Rodrigo Gral, Brazilian footballer * Rodrigo Lindoso, Brazilian footballer * Rodrigo Tosi, Brazilian footballer * Rodrigão (footballer, born 1995) (Rodrigo de Souza Prado), Brazilian footballer * Rodrigo (footballer, born 1897) (Rodrigo Antonio Brandão, 1897–1959), Brazilian footballer * Rodrigo (footballer, born 1971) (Rodrigo Martins Vaz), Brazilian footballer * Rodrigo (footballer, born 1978) (Rodrigo Andreis Galvão), Brazilian footballer * Rodrigo (footballer, born August 1980) (Rodrigo Baldasso da Costa), Brazilian footballer * Rodrigo (footballer, born October 1980) (Rodrigo Lacerda Ramos), Brazilian footballer * Rodrigo (footballer, born 1985) (Rodrigo Leandro da Costa), Brazilian footballer * Rodrigo (footballer, born 1987) (Rodrigo Fagundes Freitas), Brazilian footballer * Rodrigo (footballer, born 1991) (Rodrigo Moreno Machado), Brazilian-born Spanish footballer * Rodrigo (footballer, born 1994) (Rodrigo Vasconcelos Oliveira), Brazilian footballer * Rodrigo (footballer, born 1999) (Rodrigo Guimarães Santos), Brazilian footballer * Rodrigo (beach soccer player), born 1993, Brazilian beach soccer player * Rodrigo Lima (fighter) (born 1991), Brazilian mixed martial artist * Rodrigo Lima (footballer) (born 1999), Cape Verdean footballer * Rodrigo Pesántez Rodas (1937–2020), Ecuadorian poet and writer *

Rodrigo Santoro Rodrigo Junqueira Reis Santoro (; born 22 August 1975) is a Brazilian actor. He is known in Brazil for his appearance on local telenovelas and internationally for his portrayal of Persian King Xerxes I of Persia, Xerxes in the film ''300 (film), ...

, Brazilian actor * Rodrigo dos Santos, Brazilian water polo player * Rodrigo Augusto da Silva (1833–1889), Brazilian senator that cosigned the Golden law (Lei Aurea) * Rodri (footballer, born 1996) (Rodrigo Hernández Cascante), Spanish footballer

Modern surname

* América del Pilar Rodrigo, Argentine botanist who used the standard botanical abbreviation "Rodrigo" * Chandimanthu Rodrigo, Sri Lankan Sinhala cricketer *

Dushantha Lakshman Rodrigo Dushantha Lakshman Rodrigo (born 5 October 1968) is the 16th and current Anglican Bishop of Colombo. Early life Dushantha Lakshman Rodrigo was born in Trincomalee on 5 October 1968, the son of Arthur William Rodrigo and Ruth Adlene De Alwis, h ...

(born 1968), Sri Lankan Sinhala Anglican cleric,

Anglican Bishop of Colombo The Anglican Bishop of Colombo is the ecclesiastical head of the Anglican Diocese of Colombo, a diocese in the Church of Ceylon which is part of the Anglican Communion. The Anglican Diocese of Colombo was founded in 1845, as the diocese of the ...

Granville Rodrigo Senadhipathige Granville Rodrigo,(born 22 September 1958 – died 14 January 1999 as :si:ග්‍රැන්විල් රොද්‍රිගෝ, ග්‍රැන්විල් රොද්‍රිගෝ) inhala, popularly known as ...

, Sri Lankan Sinhala actor and vocalist * Joaquín Rodrigo, Spanish composer * José Sisto Rodrigo, Commissioner of Guam * Lakshan Rodrigo, Sri Lankan Sinhala cricketer *

Lasantha Rodrigo Lasantha Rodrigo (born 28 May 1938) is a former cricketer who played 14 matches of first-class cricket for Ceylon between 1959 and 1971. Life and career Lasantha Rodrigo was born in Moratuwa and attended Prince of Wales' College, Moratuwa, where ...

, Sri Lankan cricketer *

, Sri Lankan

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officer and the 25th

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* Mahesh Rodrigo, Sri Lankan Sinhala cricketer and rugby player * Malcolm Rodrigo, Sri Lankan Sinhala cricketer * Manoj Rodrigo, Sri Lankan Sinhala cricketer * Nalin Rodrigo, Sri Lankan Sinhala obstetrician, gynecologist, surgeon, medical teacher and medical administrator * Olivia Rodrigo (born 2003), American singer and actress * Philip Rodrigo, Sri Lankan Sinhala politician * Sandaruwan Rodrigo, Sri Lankan Sinhala cricketer * Sanjaya Rodrigo, Sri Lankan Sinhala cricketer * Teresa Rodrigo (1956–2020), Spanish scientist spcailizing in particle physics *Thome Rodrigo (c. mid-1500s), Sri Lankan Sinhala Karava noble, signatory of the Convention of Malvana between the

Kingdom of Portugal The Kingdom of Portugal was a Portuguese monarchy, monarchy in the western Iberian Peninsula and the predecessor of the modern Portuguese Republic. Existing to various extents between 1139 and 1910, it was also known as the Kingdom of Portugal a ...

and the

Kingdom of Kotte The Kingdom of Kotte (, ), named after its capital, Kotte, was a Sinhalese kingdom that flourished in Sri Lanka during the 15th century. Founded by Parakramabahu VI with the help of the Ming, the Kingdom managed to conquer the Jaffna ki ...

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History

Modern given name

Modern surname

See also

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