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The modern English name does not continue the Anglo-Saxon form but was re-introduced from the continent by the [[Normans]] in [[England in the High Middle Ages|medieval England]]. The [[Middle English]] given name had also virtually disappeared by the 19th century, even though it had survived as a surname. The given name was re-popularised by [[Sir Walter Scott]]'s poem ''[[The Vision of Don Roderick]]'' (1811), where ''Roderick'' refers to the [[Roderic|Visigothic king]]. The modern English name is sometimes abbreviated to [[Roddy]].
''Roderick'' is also an [[Anglicisation]] of several unrelated names. As a surname and given name it is used as an anglicised form of the [[Welsh language|Welsh]] {{lang|cy|[[Rhydderch (disambiguation)|Rhydderch]]}}. The given name ''Roderick'' is also used as an anglicised form of the [[Gaelic languages|Gaelic]] personal name [[Rory]] ({{lang-ga|Ruaidhrí}}, {{lang|ga|Ruairí}}; {{lang-gd|Ruairidh}}, {{lang|gd|Ruaraidh}}).
==Medieval period==
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