Brodie

Where Brodie comes from

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.
— Wiktionary's entry for Brodie
  • 2 syllables
  • Vowel-ended
Along the way
  1. 1912
    First appearance
    #2,544 among boys, 5 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1991
    Brodie Retallick born
    New Zealand rugby union footballer
  3. 2004
    Brodie Spencer born
    Northern Irish association football player
  4. 2008
    Peak, #421
    693 babies named Brodie — more than any year before or since.
  5. 2013
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births — down to #705.
In the dictionary
  • A male given name transferred from the surname.
Namesakes
  • Brodie Retallick · New Zealand rugby union footballer, born 1991
  • Brodie Spencer · Northern Irish association football player, born 2004
  • Brodie Chapman · Australian cyclist, born 1991
  • Brodie Dupont · Canadian ice hockey player, born 1987
  • Brodie Williams · British swimmer, born 1999

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.