Brodie

Brodie
Clan Brodie Crest Badge
Language(s)Pictish or Gaelic
Origin
MeaningUnknown meaning, various theories
Region of originBrodie, Moray, Scotland {Map}
Other names
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]

Origin

Main article: Clan Brodie

The lands of Brodie are in Scotland, between Morayshire and Nairnshire, on the modern border that separates the Scottish Highlands and Moray.[4] In the time of the Picts (pre 10th century), this location was at the heart of the Kingdom of Moravia.[5] Early references show that the Brodie lands to be governed by a Tòiseach; in Scottish Gaelic, Tòiseach translates as "chieftain" or "clan chief", later to become Thane.[6] Part of the Brodie lands were originally Temple Lands, owned by the order of the Knights Templar.[7] It is uncertain if the Brodies took their name from the lands of Brodie or if the lands were named after the clan.[8]

Meaning

Early references to Brodie were written as Brochy, Brothy, Brothie, Brothu, Brode.[9][10] Various meanings to the name Brodie have been advanced, but given the Brodies uncertain origin, and the varying ways Brodie has been pronounced/written, these remain but suppositions. Some of the suggestions that have been advanced as to the meaning of the name Brodie are:

  • Gaelic for "a little ridge"; "a brow", or "a precipice";[11]
  • "ditch" or "mire", from the old Irish word broth;[12]
  • Second son.
  • "muddy place", from the Gaelic word brothach;[13]
  • "a point", "a spot", or "level piece of land", from the Gaelic word Brodha;[14]
  • or originated from the Pict name Brude, Bruide or Bridei from the Pictish King name Bridei.[15][16][17]

Surname

  • Alexander Oswald Brodie (1849–1918), Governor of Arizona Territory
  • Allan G. Brodie (1897–1976), American orthodontics educator
  • Angela Hartley Brodie (1934–2017), British pharmacologist and cancer researcher
  • Sir Benjamin Collins Brodie, 1st Baronet (1783–1862), English physiologist and surgeon
  • Sir Benjamin Collins Brodie, 2nd Baronet (1817–1880), English chemist
  • Bernard Beryl Brodie (1907–1989), American biochemist
  • Bernard Brodie (military strategist) (1910–1978), American military strategist
  • Chic Brodie (footballer) (1937–2000), Scottish footballer
  • Dallas Brodie, Canadian politician
  • Dan Brodie, singer/songwriter from Melbourne, Australia
  • David Brodie (disambiguation), several people
  • Don Brodie (1904–2001), American actor and director
  • Douglas Neil Brodie, businessman and political figure in Nova Scotia
  • Elizabeth Brodie (1794–1864), birth name of the Duchess of Gordon
  • Eric Brodie (born 1940), Scottish footballer
  • Fawn M. Brodie (1915–1981), American biographer and professor of history at UCLA
  • H. Keith H. Brodie (1939–2016), American psychiatrist, president emeritus of Duke University
  • Harold J. Brodie (1907–1989), Canadian mycologist
  • Howard Brodie (1915–2010), American sketch artist known for his World War II combat sketches
  • Ian Brodie (born 1967), Canadian political scientist
  • Ian Brodie (journalist) (1936–2008), British journalist
  • Imogen Harding Brodie (1878–1956), American vocal teacher and contralto soloist
  • Sir Israel Brodie (1895–1979), Chief Rabbi of Great Britain and the Commonwealth 1948–1965
  • James Brodie (disambiguation), several people
  • Jean P. Brodie, British astrophysicist
  • Joe Brodie, drummer in Drowners
  • John Brodie (born 1935), American football quarterback
  • John Brodie (footballer, born 1862), English footballer
  • John Brodie (footballer, born 1947), English footballer
  • John Alexander Brodie (1858–1934), British civil engineer
  • John H. Brodie (1969–2006), American theoretical physicist, expert in string theory
  • John Leopold Brodie, designer of the Brodie helmet in 1915
  • John Brodie Innes (1815–1894), vicar of Downe and friend of Charles Darwin
  • John William Brodie-Innes, leading member of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn's Amen-Ra Temple
  • Joshua Brodie (born 1987), New Zealand cricketer
  • Leanna Brodie, Canadian actor and playwright
  • Leith Brodie, Australian sprint freestyle and medley swimmer
  • Malcolm Brodie (journalist), Scottish-born journalist from Northern Ireland
  • Malcolm Brodie (politician), the mayor of Richmond, British Columbia since 2001
  • Michael Brodie (born 1974), British boxer
  • Michael Brodie (rugby league), Ireland international rugby league footballer
  • Mike Brodie (born 1985), American photographer
  • Paul Brodie (1934–2007), Canadian saxophonist
  • Paul Brodie, Canadian bicycle manufacturer (Brodie Bicycles), Mountain Bike Hall of Fame inductee
  • Peter Bellinger Brodie (1815–1897), British geologist and churchman
  • Philip Hope Brodie (born 1950), Scottish judge
  • Regis Brodie, American Professor of Art at Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs, NY
  • Richard Brodie (cricketer), Scottish-born Australian cricketer
  • Richard Brodie (footballer), English footballer
  • Richard Brodie (programmer), American author of Microsoft Word and professional poker player
  • Sara Brodie, New Zealand theatre director and choreographer
  • Starla Brodie, American World Series of Poker champion
  • Steve Brodie (disambiguation), several people
  • T. J. Brodie, Canadian hockey player
  • Thomas L. Brodie, Irish theologian
  • Thomas Brodie-Sangster, English actor
  • Walter Brodie, New Zealand politician
  • Walter Lorrain Brodie, Scottish recipient of Victoria Cross
  • William Brodie (1741–1788), known as Deacon Brodie, Scottish cabinet-maker and deacon of a trades guild
  • William Brodie (sculptor) (1815–1881), Scottish sculptor

Fictional characters

Given name

Brodie
GenderMale
Origin
Word/namePictish or Gaelic
MeaningUnknown meaning, various theories.
Region of originBrodie, Moray, Scotland. {Map}
  • Brodie Atkinson, Australian rules footballer
  • Brodie Croyle, American football quarterback for the Kansas City Chiefs
  • Brodie Dupont, Canadian ice hockey forward
  • Brodie Farber, American mixed martial arts fighter
  • Brodie Greer, American actor
  • Brodie Henderson (rugby union), Canadian international rugby union player
  • Brodie Henderson (engineer), British railway engineer
  • Brodie Holland, Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League
  • Brodie Lee, American professional wrestler
  • Brodie MacDonald, Canadian lacrosse player
  • Brodie McGhie Willcox, British co-founder of the Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Company
  • Brodie Moles, Australian rules football player
  • Brodie Mooy, Australian football (soccer) player
  • Brodie Neill, Australian industrial designer
  • Brodie Retallick (born 1991), New Zealand rugby union player
  • Brodie West, Canadian musician
  • Brodie Westen (1932–2021), American coach for the Western Illinois University Leathernecks

Fictional characters

  • Brodie Bruce, played by Jason Lee in the film Mallrats
  • Brodie Hanson, in the Australian soap opera Home and Away

Coats of arms

Brodie coats of arms include:[18]

  • Brodie of Brodie
    Brodie of Brodie
  • Brodie of Spynie
    Brodie of Spynie
  • Brodie of Lethen
    Brodie of Lethen
  • Brodie of Mylton
    Brodie of Mylton
  • Brodie of Idvies
    Brodie of Idvies
  • Brodie of Mayne
    Brodie of Mayne
  • Brodie of Rosthorn
    Brodie of Rosthorn
  • Callender-Brodie
    Callender-Brodie
  • Captain David Brodie
    Captain David Brodie
  • Brodie of Boxford
    Brodie of Boxford
  • Brodie-Wood of Keithick
    Brodie-Wood of Keithick
  • Brodie-Innes of Milton Brodie
    Brodie-Innes of Milton Brodie

See also

  • Brody (name), given name and surname
  • Russell Westbrook, basketball player nicknamed Brodie

References

  1. ^ electricscotland.com
  2. ^ "Brodie". 5 January 2014. Retrieved 8 January 2014.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Grid reference NH9797657757
  5. ^ History of Nairnshire (1893), p. 54, by Bain, George, F.S.A., Scotland
  6. ^ History of Nairnshire (1893), pp. 91–92, 143, by Bain, George, F.S.A., Scotland [1]
  7. ^ History of Nairnshire (1893) pp. 134–135, by Bain, George, F.S.A., Scotland [2]
  8. ^ A History of Moray and Nairn (1897), by Charles Rampini, LL.D, p. 258
  9. ^ Genealogy of the Thanes and Brodies of Brodie
  10. ^ The history of the Province of Moray : comprising the counties of Elgin and Nairn, the greater part of the County of Inverness and a portion of the County of Banff, all called the Province of Moray before there was a division into counties (1882), vol. ii, p. 238 [3]
  11. ^ An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names; By William Arthur; p. 82; Published by Sheldon, Blakeman & Co., 1857; Internet link
  12. ^ The history of the Province of Moray : comprising the counties of Elgin and Nairn, the greater part of the County of Inverness and a portion of the County of Banff, all called the Province of Moray before there was a division into counties (1882), vol. ii, pp. 248–249 [4]
  13. ^ Brodie Name Meaning and Origin Retrieved 2008-02-07
  14. ^ The place names of Elginshire (1905), by Donald Matheson, p. 119
  15. ^ Clans and Chiefs, p. 52, by Ian Grimble, Frederick Muller Ltd (8 December 1980), ISBN 0-85634-111-8, ISBN 978-0-85634-111-3
  16. ^ Brodie Country (1991), p. 1, by James Brodie, Galloper press, ISBN 0-9536718-0-1
  17. ^ rampantscotland.com
  18. ^ Reference for Brodie arms: Heraldry-online, Brodie Arms, Officially Recorded in Scotland [5]
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