Hodge

See also: hodge

English

Etymology

From a Middle English diminutive of the given name Roger. The substitution of H for R is common in English words derived from Norman French.

Proper noun

Hodge (countable and uncountable, plural Hodges)

  1. A surname originating as a patronymic.
  2. A place name in the United States:
    1. An unincorporated community in the Mojave Desert, San Bernardino County, California.
    2. A village in Jackson Parish, Louisiana.
    3. An unincorporated community in Lafayette County, Missouri.

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