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Rod (given Name)
Rod is a common diminutive (hypocorism) of various masculine given names, including Rodney, Roderick, Rodford and Rodion. It may refer to: * Rod Allen (born 1959), American baseball player and commentator * Rod Allen (advertising executive) (1929–2007), nicknamed the "jingle king" * Rod Bernard (1940–2020), American singer * Rod Blagojevich (born 1956), American politician * Rod Bonella (1937–2000), Australian long-distance runner and horse trainer * Rod Brind'Amour (born 1970), Canadian ice hockey player * Rod Brown (born 1978), American basketball player * Rod Brown (gridiron football) (born 1963), American former football player * Rod Caddies, Australian politician * Rod Cameron (actor) (1910–1983), Canadian film and television actor born Nathan Roderick Cox * Rod Cameron (footballer) (born 1939), English former footballer * Rod Daniel (1942–2016), American film director * Rod Davies (1930–2015), British astronomer * Rod Davis (gridiron football) (born 1981), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hypocorism
A hypocorism ( or ; from Ancient Greek ; sometimes also ''hypocoristic''), or pet name, is a name used to show affection for a person. It may be a diminutive form of a person's name, such as ''Izzy'' for Isabel or ''Bob (given name), Bob'' for Robert, or it may be unrelated. Origins and usage Etymologically, the term ''hypocorism'' is from Ancient Greek (), from (), meaning 'to call by endearing names'. The prefix refers in this case to creating a diminutive, something that is smaller in a tender or affectionate sense; the root originates in the Greek for 'to caress' or 'to treat with tokens of affection', and is related to the words () 'boy, youth' and () 'girl, young woman'. In linguistics, the term can be used more specifically to refer to the Morphology (linguistics), morphological process by which the standard form of the word is transformed into a form denoting affection, or to words resulting from this process. In English, a word is often clipping (morphology), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rod Davis (gridiron Football)
Rod Davis (born April 2, 1981) is an American former professional football linebacker. He was selected in the fifth round of the 2004 NFL draft by the Minnesota Vikings. He played college football for the Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles. Davis was also a member of the Carolina Panthers, Philadelphia Soul, Edmonton Eskimos, Montreal Alouettes, and Calgary Stampeders. Early life Davis played at Central Junior High and Gulfport High School, where he played for the Admirals. College career While at Southern Mississippi, Davis recorded four interceptions. Was selected as a First-team All-Conference USA as a sophomore and junior. During his junior year, he had career-highs with 122 tackles and 10.5 sacks, he was also selected as the Conference USA defensive player of the year and a Third-team All-American. He finished his college career with 526 tackles and 18.5 sacks. In 2002, he won the Conerly Trophy as the best college football player in the state of Mississippi. Profession ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rod Jones (other)
Rod Jones may refer to: Sports American football *Rod Jones (cornerback) (born 1964), American football cornerback in the National Football League and sprinter *Rod Jones (offensive lineman) (born 1974), American football tackle in the National Football League *Rod Jones (tight end) (1964–2018), former professional American football tight end Other sports * Rod Jones (English footballer) (born 1945), goalkeeper for Rotherham United, Burnley and others * Rod Jones (Welsh footballer) (born 1946), Welsh footballer known also known as 'Roddy' *Roddy Jones (born 1944), British Olympic swimmer Others * Rod Jones (author) (born 1953), Australian author *Rod Jones (musician) (born 1976), guitarist with the band Idlewild See also * Rodney Jones (other) *Roderick Jones (other) Roderick Jones may refer to: * Roderick Jones (journalist), (1877–1962), British director of Reuters * Roderick Jones (baritone) (1910–1992), Welsh opera singer * Roddy Jones (born 1944), Bri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rod Johnson (programmer)
Roderick "Rod" Johnson is an Australian computer specialist who created the Spring Framework and co-founded SpringSource, where he was CEO until its 2009 acquisition by VMware. In 2011, Johnson became chairman of Neo4j Inc. In 2012 it was announced that he joined the Typesafe Inc. board of directors. In 2016, he founded Atomist. Biography Education Johnson studied at the University of Sydney, graduating in 1992 with a BA Hons (music and computer science). In 1996 he completed a PhD in musicology, also at Sydney, with a thesis entitled 'Piano music in Paris under the July monarchy (1830-1848)'. Career In the early 2000s, Rod Johnson founded SpringSource Spring (previously known as SpringSource) was a software company founded by Rod Johnson, who also created the Spring Framework, an open-source application framework for enterprise Java applications. VMware purchased Spring for $420 million in ..., and served as CEO until its 2009 acquisition by VMware. Publi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rod Johnson (footballer)
Rodney Johnson (8 January 1945 – December 2019) was an English professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Career Born in Leeds, Johnson played for Leeds United, Doncaster Rovers, Rotherham United, Bradford City and Gainsborough Trinity Gainsborough Trinity Football Club is a Association football, football club based in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England. Established in 1873, the club became members of the English Football League, Football League i .... He was also an England youth international. He died in December 2019, aged 74. References 1945 births 2019 deaths English men's footballers Leeds United F.C. players Doncaster Rovers F.C. players Rotherham United F.C. players Bradford City A.F.C. players Gainsborough Trinity F.C. players English Football League players Men's association football midfielders England men's youth international footballers Footballers from Leeds 20th-century English sportsmen {{Engl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rod Heard II
Roderick Michael Heard II (born April 21, 2001) is an American professional football safety who is a free agent. He played college football for the Northwestern Wildcats and Notre Dame Fighting Irish. Early life Heard attended Harrison High School in Farmington Hills, Michigan, and was in the last class to graduate before the school closed in 2019. He committed to play college football for the Northwestern Wildcats The Northwestern Wildcats are the athletic teams that represent Northwestern University, located in Evanston, Illinois. Northwestern is a founding member of the Big Ten Conference and one of two private universities in the conference, the other .... College career After five seasons at Northwestern, Heard transferred to Notre Dame. College statistics Personal life Heard's father Roderick played football at Eastern Illinois. References External links Northwestern Wildcats bio [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rod Hay
Rod Hay (27 August 1947 – 30 November 2019) was an English filmmaker who worked in Australia and South Africa. He started off as an actor, then as an assistant director and editor on many features, before becoming a writer, producer, director. He lived and worked in South Africa for eight years. He also wrote ''Catch Me If You Can'', a biography of Darcy Dugan. Select credits *''A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court'' (1970) (TV movie) - editor *''Tales of Washington Irving'' (1970) (TV movie) - editor *''Night of Fear'' (1972) - executive producer *''Spyforce'' (1972–73) - editor *''Inn of the Damned'' (1975) - producer, editor *''Mama's Gone A-Hunting'' (1975) (TV movie) - editor *'' Lost in the Wild'' (1976) - editor *'' Plugg'' (1977) - producer, editor *''Dot and the Kangaroo'' (1977) - editor *'' Gone to Ground'' (1978) - editor *'' The Little Convict'' (1979) - editor *''A Way of Life'' (1981) - writer/producer/director *''Will to Win'' (1982) - writer/producer/ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rod Hardy
Rod Hardy (born 1949) is an Australian film and television director. Career His interest in film began before the age of 12, when he shot several short films on his brother's 8 mm film camera. Hardy has over 350 hours of credits directing television drama in his native Australia. Hardy directed the 1979 horror feature film ''Thirst (1979 film), Thirst'' starring Chantal Contouri, which won Best Picture in its category at the 1980 Asia Pacific Film Festival. Having worked as a producer and director on the TV series, ''E Street (television show), E Street'' from 1989 to 1991, Hardy moved to Los Angeles in 1992. His first project as director was ''Lies and Lullabies'' a story of drug addicts, starring Susan Dey and Piper Laurie. He directed ''Buffalo Girls (1995 film), Buffalo Girls'' (1995), which received two Golden Globe, one Screen Actors Guild Awards, Screen Actors Guild and 11 Emmy award nominations. Hardy has worked on shows such as ''The X-Files'', ''Battlestar Galactic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rod Gilbert
Rodrigue Gabriel Gilbert (July 1, 1941 – August 19, 2021) was a Canadian professional ice hockey forward who played his entire career for the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League (NHL). Known as "Mr. Ranger", he played right wing on the GAG line (Goal-A-Game line) with Vic Hadfield and Jean Ratelle. He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1982, and was the first player in Rangers history to have his number retired. After his playing career, he became president of the Rangers' alumni association. Early life Gilbert was born in Montreal on July 1, 1941, the son of Alma, a homemaker, and Gabriel Gilbert, a blacksmith. He grew up a fan of the Montreal Canadiens. He played three seasons for the Guelph Biltmore Mad Hatters of the Ontario Hockey Association from 1957 to 1960. In his final year with the team, Gilbert slipped on some garbage strewn on the ice and fell back into the boards, breaking a vertebra in his back and temporarily paralyzing him. Correc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rod Foster
Roderick Allen Foster (born October 10, 1960) is an American former professional basketball player (6'1", 160 lb) who played for the Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was drafted out of UCLA in the second round of the 1983 NBA draft (28th pick overall). Career As a senior at St Thomas Aquinas High School in New Britain, Connecticut, "Rocket" Rod Foster averaged 30.2 points per game, and led his team to the State Championship. He was named an Adidas All-American and second team Parade All-American. A prized recruit, Foster chose to attend UCLA, recruited to the school by coach Larry Brown. As a freshman at UCLA, Foster helped lead the Bruins to the 1980 NCAA Division I Basketball Tournament Finals in 1980, where they lost to the Louisville Cardinals, playing under coach Larry Brown. Foster led UCLA with 16 points in the 59–54 loss, adding 6 steals and 5 assists. In the second round of the 1980 NCAA tournament, #8 seed UCLA upset the #1 ov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rod Fergusson
Rod Fergusson is a Canadian video game producer, best known for overseeing the development of the ''Gears of War'' franchise, originally at Epic Games and then as head of The Coalition. More recently, Fergusson moved over to Blizzard Entertainment to oversee development on the '' Diablo'' series. Career Early years and Microsoft (1996–2005) Fergusson grew up in Ontario, Canada, and while he had an interest in video games, he thought the industry was too far out of reach for him, though he had programmed his own multi-user dungeon (MUD). Fergusson started his career in 1996 at Microsoft, initially as part of its consulting services providing technical support to enterprise customers with Microsoft Solutions Framework before moving into the Redmond campus directly. While there, an opening at Microsoft Game Studios under Shannon Loftis opened up, which Fergusson was able to get. He joined Microsoft's internal simulations group, later renamed to Aces Game Studio, where one of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rod Dyachenko
Rodion Sergeyevich Dyachenko (; born 22 September 1983 in Georgiyevsk) is a Russian former footballer who played as a forward. Career Youth and college Dyachenko was born in the Russian SFSR in the Soviet Union prior to the breakup of the country in the early 1990s. After moving with his family to the United States as a child, Dyachenko attended Mountain View High School in Vancouver, Washington, played club soccer with West Villa Thunder, FC Portland and Westside Metros and played college soccer with the University of Nevada, Las Vegas from 2002 to 2005, scoring 23 goals in those four years. Professional Dyachenko was selected in the third round (31st overall) in the 2006 MLS SuperDraft by D.C. United, but did not play regularly with the team in his first year in the league, He was selected in the 2006 MLS Expansion Draft by Toronto FC, but was re-acquired by D.C. in February 2007 in a trade for a first round pick in the 2008 MLS SuperDraft, after he ran into difficulty obt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |