Brodie

Brodie
Language(s)Pictish or Gaelic
Origin
MeaningUnknown meaning, various theories
Region of originBrodie, Moray, Scotland {Map}
Other names
Variant form(s)Brodi, Brody, Broddy, Broadie, Broady, Brodye, Broddie, Bradie, Brady, Breaddie, Brothie, Brothy, Breadie, Briddie, Bridie, Bridye, Brodey, Bridy, Bryde, Brydie, Bodie, MacBrody
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Brodie can be a given name or a surname of Scottish origin, and a location in Moray, Scotland, its meaning is uncertain; it is not clear if Brodie, as a word, has its origins in the Gaelic or Pictish languages. In 2012 this name was the 53rd most popular boys' name in Scotland.[2] The given name originates from the surname.[3]

  1. ^ electricscotland.com[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "Brodie". 5 January 2014. Retrieved 8 January 2014.
  3. ^ Hanks, Patrick; Hodges, Flavia (2006). Hardcastle, Kate (ed.). Oxford Dictionary of Names (2nd ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 40. ISBN 978-0-19-861060-1.