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Name Hodge
Gender Masculine
Usage Medieval English
Pronounced Pron. HAHJ
Other Forms FormsHodgin
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Meaning & History
Medieval diminutive of ROGER. The change in the initial consonant is said to have been caused by the way the velar Norman #R# was pronounced by the English.
(Note: The nickname may have occasionally been given in reference to Middle English #hodge# "hog".)