Family name origins & meanings
- Greek : from rodi ‘pomegranate’, classical Greek rhoidion, diminutive of rhoia, hence an occupational name for someone who grew or sold pomegranates.
- Greek : alternatively, a nickname from the Greek dialect word rodo ‘rose’ (classical Greek rhodon).
- Galician (Rodís) : habitational name from any of the places in Galicia called Rodis, in the provinces of Lugo, Pontevedra, and A Coruña.
