Rodrigo
Rodrigo is a Spanish, Portuguese and Italian name derived from the Germanic name "Roderick" (Gothic "*Hroþareiks", via Latinized "Rodericus" or "Rudericus"), given specifically in reference to either King Roderic (d. 712), the last Visigothic ruler or to Saint Roderick (d. 857), one of the Martyrs of Córdoba (feast day 13 March). The modern given name has the short forms "Ruy, Rui", and in Galician "Roi". The name is very frequently given in Portugal; it was the most popularly given masculine name in 2011–2012, and during 2013–2016 ranked between 4th and 2nd most popular. It is also moderately popular in  Spain, ranking between 30th and 60th most popular during 2002–2015. History. The form "Rodrigo" becomes current in the later medieval period. It is recorded in the "Cantar de Mio Cid", written c. 1200, as the name of Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar (c. 1043–1099, known as "El Cid Campeador"). And king of visigoths (688-711),in the Spanish Visigothic Kingdom.