Hroþireiks
From the reconstructed Gothic elements hroþs "fame, glory" and reiks "ruler": roughly "famous ruler".
Meaning and origin
Hroþireiks is a modern scholarly reconstruction of the Gothic name behind Roderick, a compound found under different sound-shifts across the early Germanic languages.
How to pronounce Hroþireiks
| German | HROH-tih-rykes /ˈhroːtiˌʁaɪks/ |
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