User:Drrod9

It is incorrect to say that the English name Roderick is derived from a cognate Celtic name, whether Welsh or Gaelic. In the first place, where would the k-sound in English come from (the Irish Gaelic names cited all end in a phonetic ee-sound). It would be rather more accurate to say that Roderick is derived indirectly from Latin Roderi-cus, where i- signifies a long "i" sound in Latin (with a macron). Roderick is directly derived from French Rode'ric, where e' represents an e with an acute accent.

I would say the the problem of Roderick is rather a western European problem.Drrod9 (talk) 13:00, 12 October 2009 (UTC)drrod9