Talk:Rodham

Surname or disambiguation

Rodham is not just a surname and to state that it is (thus relegating other uses of the word to the see also section) and to state that it originates in the North East of England, without a reliable source, is not correct. For balance, I suggest the phrase

Rodham is an English surname. The Rodham surname originated in North-East England.^{[citation needed]}

is replaced with

The word rodham is a term for a dried up old river bed in East Anglia, England.^[1] Rodham is a surname, possibly originating in the North East of England.^{[citation needed]}

Weight is given to the word that is referenced. (For background here, the term rodham is also cited as one of the alternate spellings of the word roddon in the Oxford English Dictionary) If a reliable source can be found for the surname statement, the surname should appear first thus:

Rodham is a surname, originating in the North East of England.<insert reliable source here> The word rodham is a term for a dried up old river bed in East Anglia, England.^[1]

Senra (Talk) 19:14, 25 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I'm not sure I follow your suggestion. This can either be a dab page or a surname page. If it is a dab page, MOS:DAB applies, i.e. it starts with "Rodham may refer to:", followed by a list of pages. That's it, no references, no explanation of what the word means. The second possibility is a surname page. It starts with "Rodham is an English surname....", followed by anything else explaining the surname, and a list of people. I don't see which of these you are aiming at. I don't specifically care which is used, I just thought since there are mostly surnames, it will be better served as a surname page, with an "about" hatnote. Having it as a dab page is perfectly fine with me, and I'll make it so if you think it is more appropriate, but it will mean loosing the (unsourced) "possibly originating in the North East of England." --Muhandes (talk) 19:31, 25 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

agreed As a dab there is no need for sources Senra (Talk) Senra (Talk) 19:37, 25 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Done --Muhandes (talk) 22:05, 25 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

References

^ ^a ^b Clarke, John Algernon (1852). Fen Sketches. London: Hall, Virtue and co. p. 22. {{cite book}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)

Other notable Rodhams

Removed the following from the article as Rodham is not mentioned within the Erik Chandler article

Erik Rodham Chandler, the bassist and backup singer of Texas-based pop-punk band Bowling for Soup

Senra (Talk) 19:31, 25 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Requested move 9 December 2016

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The result of the move request was: withdrawn by nominator. SST flyer 10:24, 15 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Rodham → Rodham (disambiguation) – "Rodham" should redirect to Hillary Clinton per WP:PRIMARYREDIRECT. Looking at this dab page the politician is by far the most significant topic. SST flyer 02:19, 9 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose as I have never seen HRC referred to as just "Rodham" and this article has been viewed very sparsely as of late. Since most Rodhams appear to be connected I woukd maybe support redirecting Rodham to a "Rodham family" article separate from this DAB though. Nohomersryan (talk) 05:17, 9 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose per Nohomersryan above. In ictu oculi (talk) 09:16, 9 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose - HRC is not the WP:PRIMARYTOPIC by a million miles. --MrStoofer (talk) 11:11, 9 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose move and WP:SNOW close. We don't redirect singular names unless we have a damn good reason to do so. ONR (talk) 13:13, 9 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose. "Rodham" is not a synonym for Hilary Clinton in any sources I can find. Beware of WP:RECENTISM, also.— Gorthian (talk) 18:36, 9 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]
- Comment: The places listed have no WP:DABMENTION and should be deleted, leaving the page as a surname WP:SIA instead of a disambiguation page, but that can wait till this discussion is closed.— Gorthian (talk) 18:41, 9 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on this talk page or in a move review. No further edits should be made to this section.

[Clarke-1] Clarke, John Algernon (1852). Fen Sketches. London: Hall, Virtue and co. p. 22. {{cite book}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)

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