Rhoda
Name meaning rose
Rhoda is a woman's given name, from Greek meaning "rose." It appears in the New Testament as a servant girl who recognized Peter's voice at the gate.
The name was popular among English speakers in the 19th and early 20th centuries but is now uncommon.
Rhoda was my grandmother's name.
Official laws or scriptures
- servantOne employed to serve
- maidHousehold cleaning worker
- doorkeeperEntrance attendant
- PeterMale name, means rock
Jerusalem · prayer · gate · recognition · disbelief · announcement · early church · household
Belonging to earlier times
- retroEvoking recent past
- nostalgicLonging for the past
- classicOf lasting excellence
- heirloomInherited family treasure
bygone · yesteryear · traditional · period · grandmother · great-aunt · Victorian · Edwardian
Acts
Official laws or scriptures
- servantOne employed to serve
- maidHousehold cleaning worker
- doorkeeperEntrance attendant
Peter · Jerusalem · prayer · gate · recognition · disbelief · announcement · early church · household · Mary
old-fashioned
Belonging to earlier times
heirloom · bygone · yesteryear · traditional · period · grandmother · great-aunt · Victorian · Edwardian · revival
Violet
English feminine name
Ethel · Gladys · Hazel · Edith · Bessie · Agnes · Blanche · Flora · Mabel · Gertrude
- Rhodes ScholarAcademic award recipient, Oxford-bound
- Colossus of RhodesAncient wonder, bronze statue
- Rhodes ScholarshipPrestigious postgraduate funding for Oxford