Hodges
English family name
Hodges is an English surname meaning "son of Hodge," an old nickname for Roger.
As a proper name, it appears in place names and institutional titles: Hodges University, the Hodges Library.
The plural form sometimes appears when referring to members of a family: The Hodges are coming to dinner.
Chart of ancestors
- lineageDescent from progenitors
- ancestryFamily line of descent
- descentDownward slope or lineage
- pedigreeRecord of descent
forebears · ancestors · progenitors · bloodline · roots · generations · records · archives
One who plays woodwind
- baseballBat-and-ball team sport
- jazzImprovisational American music genre
- alto saxE-flat woodwind instrument
- Brooklyn DodgersDefunct Flatbush baseball club
Duke Ellington · NBA · musician · athlete · namesake
Lymphatic cancer type
- patronymicName from father's name
- EnglishBritain's native tongue
- WelshOf a Celtic nation
- medievalOf the Middle Ages
What's passed down
- inheritanceProperty received from ancestors
- heirloomInherited family treasure
- birthrightEntitlement from origin
- traditionCustom passed through generations
history · family history · provenance · patrimony · endowment · bequest · estate · land
family tree
Chart of ancestors
pedigree · forebears · ancestors · progenitors · bloodline · roots · generations · records · archives · genealogist
saxophonist
One who plays woodwind
- baseballBat-and-ball team sport
- jazzImprovisational American music genre
- alto saxE-flat woodwind instrument
Duke Ellington · Brooklyn Dodgers · NBA · musician · athlete · namesake
Hodgkins
Lymphatic cancer type
- patronymicName from father's name
- EnglishBritain's native tongue
- WelshOf a Celtic nation
legacy
What's passed down
- inheritanceProperty received from ancestors
- heirloomInherited family treasure
- birthrightEntitlement from origin
tradition · history · family history · provenance · patrimony · endowment · bequest · estate · land · property
Hodgesgiven name
Personal name from birth
first name · forename · Christian name · personal name · Hodge
- hodge podgeDisorderly mixture of things
- Obergefell v. HodgesRuling legalizing same-sex marriage nationwide