"son of Rodrigo"
The name Rodriguez is commonly a male name from the "Spanish" origin that means "son of Rodrigo".
Rodriguez is the Spanish patronymic surname meaning "son of Rodrigo", formed with the suffix -ez that marks descent from a father's name. The base name Rodrigo is of Visigothic Germanic origin, from a compound of elements meaning "fame" and "ruler", related to the Old High German Hruodric and the English Roderick. Its use as a given name is a transferred surname use; in Spanish the surname is written Rodriguez with an acute accent on the i.
The pronunciation of Rodriguez is roh-DREE-gez.
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