Rashod
Meaning of Rashod
Derived from the Arabic root r-sh-d—signifying “rightly guided” or “of sound judgment”—the masculine given name Rashod functions as an Anglicized variant of Rashād, finding its principal locus of usage within African-American communities in the United States; its phonemic profile in American English (/rə-ˈʃɒd/, or ruh-SHOD) confers a distinctive identity consonant with an Anglo-American naming tradition increasingly receptive to multicultural derivations. Although its incidence has remained modest since its first documented appearances in national registry data in the mid-1970s, Rashod has experienced measurable fluctuations, peaking at thirty-five recorded births (rank 745) in 1994 before stabilizing at approximately ten to thirteen annual occurrences—most recently ten registrations and a rank of 914 in 2024. Parents selecting this appellation may thus intend to evoke its attendant associations of wisdom, moral rectitude and cultural synthesis, thereby situating their child at the intersection of individual distinctiveness and a broader heritage of global linguistic resonance.
Pronunciation
American English
- Pronunced as ruh-SHOD (/rə-ˈʃɒd/)
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Notable People Named Rashod
| Rashod Bateman - |
