[brij-iz] /ˈbrɪdʒ ɪz/ (Show IPA), Baron, 1718–92, British admiral.
2.
a male given name: an Old English family name, taken from a placename.
British Dictionary definitions for Rodney
Rodney
/ˈrɒdnɪ/
noun
1.
George Brydges, 1st Baron Rodney. 1719–92, English admiral: captured Martinique (1762): defeated the Spanish at Cape St Vincent (1780) and the French under Admiral de Grasse off Dominica (1782), restoring British superiority in the Caribbean