Brodie
♂French boy's name
At a glance
| Gender | Masculine |
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Origin and meaning
Scottish habitational surname of uncertain meaning. Probably of Pictish or Gaelic origin. Some of the suggestions that have been advanced as to the meaning of the name Brodie are: * "ditch" or "mire", from the old Irish word broth; * "muddy place", from the Gaelic word brothach; * "a point", "a spot", or "level piece of land", from the Gaelic word Brodha; * or originated from the Pict name Brude, Bruid or Bridei from King Bridei of the Picts.
Where it is mostly given
- Great Britain
- United States
Source: Wiktionnaire (CC BY-SA 4.0).