Rog

See also: Appendix:Variations of "rog"

English

Etymology 1

Shortening.

Alternative forms

• Rodge

Pronunciation

• enPR: rŏj, IPA^(key): /ɹɒd͡ʒ/

• Audio (Southern England):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ɒdʒ

Proper noun

Rog

1. A diminutive of the male given name Roger.

Etymology 2

Two possible origins:

• Borrowed from Polish Róg, a metonymic occupational surname for a horn blower, from róg (“horn”).
• Borrowed from Dutch Rog, a topographic or habitational surname from rog (“ray”).

Proper noun

Rog (plural Rogs)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Rog is the 41164^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 529 individuals. Rog is most common among White (90.17%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Rog”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

Anagrams

• GRO, Org., gro, org, org.

Bavarian

Alternative forms

• (Southern) Rock

Etymology

From Middle High German roc, from Old High German roc, from Proto-West Germanic *hrokk, from Proto-Germanic *hrukkaz, from Proto-Indo-European *rukn-, *ruk-, *rug-, *ruǵ- (“to spin”); or perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *kreḱ- (“to weave”). Cognate with German Rock.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈroːɡ̊/

Noun

Rog m (plural Reck)

1. skirt