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hodges

hodges is the plural of hodge.

Meaning of hodge

Noun

hodge (plural hodges)

  1. (obsolete) A rustic; a country person.

See all 6 meanings of hodge

Proper noun (1) capitalized: Hodges

Hodges (countable and uncountable, plural Hodgeses)

  1. A surname originating as a patronymic.
  2. A town in Franklin County, Alabama.
  3. A township in Stevens County, Minnesota.
  4. A town in Greenwood County, South Carolina.
  5. An unincorporated community in Cabell County, West Virginia.
  6. A hamlet in Saint Elizabeth parish, Jamaica.

Proper noun (2) capitalized: Hodges

Hodges

  1. (plural) plural of Hodge

Forms of hodges

pluralHodgeses

Origin of hodges

From Hodge, from the given name Roger + patronymic suffix -s.

Phrases with hodges

Questions about hodges

What does hodges mean?
Hodges means a surname originating as a patronymic.
What is hodges the plural of?
Hodges is the plural of hodge.
What part of speech is hodges?
Hodges is a proper noun.

Words near hodges in the dictionary

  1. hodgepodge
  2. hodgepodged
  3. hodgepodgery
  4. hodgepodges
  5. hodgepodging
  6. hodges
  7. Hodges number
  8. Hodges numbers
  9. Hodgeses
  10. Hodgeson
  11. Hodgett

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