Meaning :famous,illustrious ruler,famous director,roderick how to a girl's name is pronounced rah-la-laa. it is of old german origin, and the importance of roderick is "famous". germanic name, from hrod, the "glory" and ric "of domination, of power". was in the celtic anglicize rhodri and rhydderch. in scotland, which was a ruairidh (see rory). literary: "the vision of don roderick" was in 1811 poem of sir walter scott. see also sledge.
