Rod

Meaning: Its source is Roderick, an Ancient Germanic name meaning "Famous power."

Origin: "Roderick."

Nickname For: Roderick and Rodney

Alternative Spellings: Rodd

Popularity: The name Rod ranked 599th in popularity for males of all ages in a sample of the 1990 US Census.

Though this name appears on the 1990 U.S. Census lists, it is used by only a small percentage of the general population.

Narrative: This is also a short form of Rodney, whose meaning is less clear.

Arts and Music

Rod Brasfield
- Country Music Hall of Fame (see list of Country Music Hall of Fame)
Rod Stewart (born 1944)
English singer and songwriter.
- Musical guest on ''''Saturday Night Live'''' (see list of Musical Guests on ''Saturday Night Live'')

Rod Carew (born 1945)
Baseball player.
- 1977 American League Most Valuable Player (see list of American League Most Valuable Players)
- 1967 American League Rookie of the Year (see list of American League Rookies of the Year)
- 1969, 1972-75, 1977-78 American League Batting Champion (see list of American League Batting Champions)
- Inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1991 (see list of Members of the Baseball Hall of Fame)
Rod Dixon
New Zealand runner.
- 1983 New York Marathon champion (see list of New York Marathon Winners)
Rod Langway
Hockey player.
- 1983-84 James Norris Memorial Trophy winner (see list of J. Norris Memorial Trophy Winners)
Rod Laver
- 1962, 1969 U.S. Open tennis champion (see list of U.S. Open Tennis Champions)
- 1961-62, 1968-69 Wimbledon tennis champion (see list of Wimbledon Tennis Champions)
- 1962, 1969 French Open tennis champion (see list of French Open Tennis Champions)
- 1960, 1962, 1969 Australian Open tennis champion (see list of Australian Open Tennis Champions)
Rod Strachan
American athlete.
- 1976 Olympic swimming gold medal winner for 400m Individual Medley (see list of Olympic Gold Medalists in Individual Medley)
Rod Toft
- Member of the American Bowling Congress Hall of Fame (see list of American Bowling Congress Hall of Fame)

Rod Cameron (born 1912, died 1983)
American actor.
- Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Television (see list of Television Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
Rod McKuen (born 1933)
American poet, songwriter and singer.
- Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Recording (see list of Recording Personalites with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
Rod La Rocque (born 1898, died 1969)
American silent-film actor.
- Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Motion Picture (see list of Movie Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
Rod Serling (born 1924, died 1975)
American author and producer. Creator and host of ''The Twilight Zone.''
- Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Television (see list of Television Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
Rod Steiger (born 1925)
American actor.
- 1967 Academy Award winner for his performance in In the Heat of the Night (see list of Oscar Winners for Best Actor)
- Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Motion Picture (see list of Movie Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)