Rhodes

Meaning

Proper Noun

• island Dodecanese (archipelago) Greece (country) in the sea, Aegean Sea.
• A city on the island of Rhodes and the capital of the Dodecanese.
• A French town situated in Moselle department, Lorraine
• An electric piano

Origin

• From French Rhodes, from Latin Rhodus, from Ancient Greek Ῥόδος, of uncertain etymology. Possibilities include a pre-Greek name (cf. Phoenician 𐤄𐤓𐤏𐤃, "snake"), ῥόδον, and ῥοία.