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What does Brody mean?
Brody 
as a boys' name is pronounced BROH-dee. It is of Irish and Gaelic origin, and the meaning of Brody is "ditch". Place name. Also possibly related to "brathair" meaning "brother" in Irish. There is a Castle Brodie in Scotland.
STARTS WITH Br-
Variations
VARIANTS Brodee, Broden, Brodey, Brodie, Brosedy
FEMININE FORM Brodie
CREATIVE FORMS(male) Brodo, ..
(female) Brory, ..
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Brody Tobin (B.T.), ..
How popular is Brody?
Brody is a rare given name for men but a very popular last name for both adults and children (#4966 out of 150436, Top 3%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Brody entered the list in 1970-1979 and reached its apex position of #70 in the U.S. in the year 2008, and is at #156 presently. (TOP BABY NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Broden, Brodey and Brodie (#923 FROM RECENT DATA) are the popular variation forms of Brody (#156). Usage of these forms of Brody was more pronounced in the year 2008 (USAGE OF 0.4%) and has become significantly less since (USAGE 0.1%, ▼58%).
Similar Names
Brody is alike in pronunciation to Bradey, Bradie, Brady▼, Braedy, Braidy and Broddy. Other recommended sound-alike names are Ardy, Bodey, Bogy, Brad▼, Bradd, Bradly▼, Bray, Brily (see Briley), Broc, Brock, Brod, Broder, Brok, Bron, Brook, Brose, Brown, Bryly (see Briley), Buddy▼, Cody▼, Grady▲, Jody▼, Kody▼ and Woody. These names tend to be more commonly used than Brody.
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