Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Hoderode 1143–54 YCh 1154 Nost17d 1298 YDx

• Oderode 13 YDvii

• Hodderod 1522 WillY

• Hodrod(e) 1428 YDx 1546 YChant

• Hoytroyde 1548 FF

• Hodroyd(e) 1597 FF 1665 Visit

• Hodroid 1625 FF

• Hoth(e)royd Hall 1817 M

Etymology

Hodroyd Hall, Hoderode 1143–54 YCh 1664, 1154Nost 17det freq to 1298 YD x, Oderode 13 YD vii(p), Hodderod 1522 WillY, Hodrod (e )1428 YD x, 1546 YChant, Hoytroyde 1548 FF, Hodroyd (e )1597 FF, 1665 Visit, Hodroid 1625 FF, Hoth (e )royd Hall 1817 M. 'Hoda's clearing', v. rod 1 . The OE  pers.n. Hoda is not recorded independently, but it appears in the OE  p.n. hodan hlæw BCS 899, 1121, and Hodenhoe Hrt 167, and as a strong form Hod (d ) in Hoddesden Hrt 228. The ME  surname Hod (d )e is fairly common in YW (WCR passim ).