rodney

noun

1. George Brydg·es [brij-iz] /ˈbrɪdʒ ɪz/, Baron,1718–92, British admiral.
2. a male given name: an Old English family name, taken from a placename.

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