Proper noun
A male given name transferred from the surname.
A habitational surname from Old English.
Source: en.wiktionary.orgThe Los Angeles riots were not caused by the Rodney King verdict. The Los Angeles riots were caused by rioters. Rush Limbaugh
No one knew what Rodney King had done beforehand to be stopped. No one realized that he was a parolee and that he was violating his parole. No one knew any of those things. All they saw was this grainy film and police officers hitting him over the head. Daryl Gates
And the only studies were - Rodney Dangerfield was my mentor and he was my Yale drama school for comedy. Robert Klein
I met Rodney when I first moved to LA, so I'd say 20 years. He's the eternal teenager. Kathy Valentine
What the cops did to Rodney King was wrong, and the officers who beat him should be sent straight to prison. Eazy-E
For a long time, sure, I was letting the pressure of being Rodney King get to me. It ain't easy. Even now, I walk into a place wondering, 'What people are thinking? Do they know who I am? What do they think about what happened? Do they blame me for the all those people who died?' Rodney King