|
||||
 [ 2 syll. jo-dy, jod-y ] The girl name Jody is also used as a boy name, with the latter form being slightly more popular. It is pronounced JHOWDiy KEY. Jody's origin is Hebrew, and its use, English. Jody is a form (English) of the English and Hebrew Jodi. Jody is also a pet form of the English Josephine. Jody is also a pet form (English) of the English and Polish Joanna. Jody is also a form (English) of the English, French, and German Joelle. Jody is also a pet form (English) of the English, French, and German Judith. Jody is also a pet form of the English Joella. Jody is uncommon as a baby girl name. At the height of its usage in 1970, 0.120% of baby girls were named Jody. It was #153 in rank then. The baby name has seen a substantial decline in frequency since then, and is currently used only on a very modest scale. In 2008, within the family of girl names directly related to Jody, the English Josephine was the most regularly used. Although Jody is today somewhat more frequently used for boys, there was a period from 1940 to 1989 when more girls were given the name. After 1990, increasingly the name became more popular with boys than with girls. In 1990, 8.791% more boys than girls were given the name Jody. Baby names that sound like Jody include the English Jodee, the English Jodhi, the English and Hebrew Jodi, the English Jodie, the Spanish Jacyth, the English Jada, the English Jadah, the English Jadie, the English Jayda, the Congo Jetta, the German Jetty, the Polish Joasta, the English Juda, the English Judi, the English Judie, the Hungarian and Scandinavian Judit, the English, Latvian, and Portuguese Judite, the English, French, and German Judith, the English and French Judithe, and the English Judy. KEY: Pronunciation for Jody: JH as in "gee (JH.IY)" ; OW as in "oat (OW.T)" ; D as in "dee (D.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)"   |
