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| Language(s) | Pictish or Gaelic |
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| Origin | |
| Meaning | Unknown meaning, various theories |
| Region of origin | Brodie, Moray, Scotland {Map} |
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| 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 became the 53rd most popular boys' name in Scotland.[2] The given name originates from the surname.[3]
- ^ electricscotland.com[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Brodie". 5 January 2014. Retrieved 8 January 2014.
- ^ 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.