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 [ 2 syll. bro-dy, br-ody ] The boy name Brody is pronounced as BROWDiy KEY. Brody is an English and Irish name of Celtic origin. From the word 'brothaigh' which is of the meaning ditch, muddy place. Brothaigh (Old Irish) is an original form of the name. The first name is derived from the surname, which is itself from various place names possibly associated with ditches. The name has been well used in Scotland despite the infamy of William Brodie (1741-1788), one of Scotland's most notorious burglar; he is commonly known by his prestigious title Deacon Brodie. Brodie (spelling variant in English and Irish) is a form of the name. Brody is popular as a baby boy name, and it is also regarded as trendy. The name's popularity has been growing since the 1980s. Its usage peaked modestly in 2008 with 0.291% of baby boys being named Brody. It had a ranking of #70 then. Among all boy names in its family, Brody was the most popular in 2008. Brody was 9 times more regularly used than the subsequent ranked name, Brodie (English and Irish), in that year. Baby names that sound like Brody include Bardhi (Albanian), Bardo (Scandinavian), Barrat (English), Barratt (English), Barret (English), Barrett (English), Barrette (English), Barta (Hungarian), Bartho (Dutch and English), Barto (Czech), Bartó (Hungarian), Barty (English), Berdy (Russian and Slavic), Berti (Czech, Hungarian, and German), Bertie (English), Berto (Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish), Berty (Czech and English), Bharat (Indian), Borut (Slavic), and Bradey (English). KEY: Pronunciation for Brody: B as in "be (B.IY)" ; R as in "read (R.IY.D)" ; OW as in "oat (OW.T)" ; D as in "dee (D.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)"   |
