Brodie can be a

given name A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a f ...

or a surname of Scottish origin, and a location in

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, Scotland, its meaning is uncertain; it is not clear if Brodie, as a word, has its origins in the

Gaelic Gaelic (pronounced for Irish Gaelic and for Scots Gaelic) is an adjective that means "pertaining to the Gaels". It may refer to: Languages * Gaelic languages or Goidelic languages, a linguistic group that is one of the two branches of the Insul ...

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languages. In 2012 this name became the 53rd most popular boys' name in Scotland. The given name originates from the surname.

Origin

The lands of Brodie are in

Scotland Scotland is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It contains nearly one-third of the United Kingdom's land area, consisting of the northern part of the island of Great Britain and more than 790 adjac ...

, between

Morayshire The County of Moray, ( ) or Morayshire, called Elginshire until 1919, is a historic county in Scotland. The county town was Elgin. The historic county ceased to be used for local government purposes in 1975. Since 1996 most of the historic ...

and

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, on the modern border that separates the

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and

. In the time of the

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(pre 10th century), this location was at the heart of the Kingdom of Moravia. 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 Thane (; previously known as Thana, List of renamed Indian cities and states#Maharashtra, the official name until 1996) is a metropolitan city located on the northwestern side of the list of Indian states, state of Maharashtra in India and on ...

. Part of the Brodie lands were originally ''Temple Lands'', owned by the order of the

Knights Templar The Poor Fellow-Soldiers of Christ and of the Temple of Solomon, mainly known as the Knights Templar, was a Military order (religious society), military order of the Catholic Church, Catholic faith, and one of the most important military ord ...

. It is uncertain if the Brodies took their name from the lands of Brodie or if the lands were named after the clan.

Meaning

Early references to Brodie were written as ''Brochy, Brothy, Brothie, Brothu, Brode.'' 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: *

for "a little ridge"; "a brow", or "a precipice"; *"ditch" or "mire", from the old Irish word ''broth''; * Second son. *"muddy place", from the

word ''brothach'';Brodie Name Meaning and Origin
Retrieved 2008-02-07 *"a point", "a spot", or "level piece of land", from the

word ''Brodha''; *or originated from the

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name ''Brude'', ''Bruide'' or ''Bridei'' from the

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name Bridei.

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 Sir Benjamin Collins Brodie, 2nd Baronet FRS (5 February 181724 November 1880) was an English chemist. Biography Brodie was the son of Sir Benjamin Collins Brodie, 1st Baronet, and his wife Anne (Née Sellon), and was educated at Harrow Sc ...

(1817–1880), English chemist * Bernard Beryl Brodie (1907–1989), American biochemist *

Bernard Brodie (military strategist) Bernard Brodie (May 20, 1910 – November 24, 1978) was an American military strategist well known for establishing the basics of nuclear strategy. Known as "the American Clausewitz," and "the original nuclear strategist," he was an initi ...

(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 Howard Brodie (November 18, 1915 – September 19, 2010) was a sketch artist best known for his World War II, Korean and Vietnam combat and courtroom sketches. He worked as a staff artist for ''Life, Yank Magazine, Collier's, Associated Press'' ...

(1915–2010), American sketch artist known for his World War II combat sketches * Ian Brodie (born 1967), Canadian political scientist *

Ian Brodie (journalist) Ian Ellery Brodie, OBE (23 March 1936 – 8 May 2008) was a British journalist, foreign correspondent and author. From 1986 to 2001 he worked in the Washington bureaux of ''The Daily Telegraph'' and then ''The Times''. Career Brodie was bor ...

(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 John Riley Brodie (born August 14, 1935) is an American former professional American football, football player who was a quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League (NFL) for 17 seasons. He had a second career as a ...

(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 The Brodie helmet is a steel combat helmet designed and patented in London in 1915 by Latvian inventor John Leopold Brodie (). A modified form of it became the Helmet, Steel, Mark I in Britain and the M1917 Helmet in the US. Colloquially, it wa ...

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 Michael Christopher Brodie (born 1985), also known as the "Polaroid Kid" or "Polaroid Kidd", is an American photography, photographer. From 2004 to 2008, Brodie freighthopping, freighthopped across the US and photographed people he encountered ...

(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 Thomas Brodie-Sangster (born 16 May 1990) is an English actor. As a child actor, he gained recognition for his roles in the commercially successful films ''Love Actually'' (2003) and ''Nanny McPhee'' (2005). He voiced Ferb Fletcher, Ferb in the ...

, English actor *

Walter Brodie Walter Brodie (1811 – 11 September 1884) was a New Zealand politician in Auckland, on both provincial and national level. Biography Brodie was born in 1811 in Eastbourne, East Sussex, England, as the sixth of twelve children. His mother wa ...

, 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) William Brodie (22 January 1815 – 30 October 1881) was a Scottish sculptor who worked in Edinburgh. Life He was the son of John Brodie, a Banff, Aberdeenshire, Banff shipmaster, and elder brother of Alexander Brodie (sculptor), Alexander ...

(1815–1881), Scottish sculptor

Fictional characters

* Axel Brodie, in the ''

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'' anime series * Ewan Brodie, in the series '' Monarch of the Glen'' * Jean Brodie, in the novel '' The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie'' and

film adaptation A film adaptation transfers the details or story of an existing source text, such as a novel, into a feature film. This transfer can involve adapting most details of the source text closely, including characters or plot points, or the original sou ...

* J. H. Brodie, in the television series '' Homicide: Life on the Street'' * Jackson Brodie, in the detective series written by Kate Atkinson * Melanie Brodie, in the series '' Degrassi Junior High'' * Brodie family, from the BBC One Scotland soap opera ''

River City ''River City'' is a Scottish television soap opera created by Stephen Greenhorn which has been broadcast on BBC One Scotland since September 2002. Since 2019, the show has aired episodes a day earlier on the new BBC Scotland channel. Set in ...

Given name

Brodie Atkinson Brodie Jay Atkinson (born 31 July 1972) is a former Australian rules footballer who played in the Australian Football League (AFL) and the South Australian National Football League (SANFL). Atkinson joined the North Adelaide Football Club in 1 ...

, Australian rules footballer *

Brodie Croyle John Brodie Croyle (; born February 6, 1983) is an American former professional American football, football player who was a quarterback in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football Le ...

, 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 Brodie Curtis Westen (June 13, 1932 – July 29, 2021) was an American football coach. He served as the head football coach at Western Illinois University in Macomb, Illinois for two seasons, from 1974 to 1975, compiling a record of 12–7–1. ...

(1932–2021), American coach for the Western Illinois University Leathernecks

Fictional characters

Brodie Bruce This is a list of major and recurring characters in Kevin Smith's fictional universe known as the View Askewniverse. ''Clerks'' (1994) Dante Hicks Dante Hicks, played by Brian O'Halloran, is 22 (33 in '' Clerks II, 49 in Clerks III''), works ...

, played by Jason Lee in the film ''

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'' *

Brodie Hanson Brodie Hanson is a fictional character in the Australian television soap opera ''Home and Away'', portrayed by actress Susie Rugg. She made her first appearance on 20 July 2000 and departed on 7 November 2002, she briefly returned in February 20 ...

, in the Australian soap opera ''

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Coats of arms

Brodie coats of arms include:Reference for Brodie arms: Heraldry-online, Brodie Arms, Officially Recorded in Scotlan

/ref> File:Coat of Arms of the Brodie of Brodie.svg, Clan Brodie, Brodie of Brodie Image:Brodie of Spynie Arms.svg, Brodie of Spynie File:Brodie of Lethen Arms.svg, Brodie of Lethen File:Brodie of Mylntoun Arms.svg, Brodie of Mylton File:Brodie of Idvies Arms.svg, Brodie of Idvies File:Brodie of Mayne Arms.svg, Brodie of Mayne File:Brodie of Rosthorn Arms.svg, Brodie of Rosthorn File:Callender Brodie of Idvies.svg, Callender-Brodie File:Cap David Brodie Arms.svg, Captain David Brodie File:Brodie of Boxford Arms.svg, Brodie of Boxford File:Brodie-Wood of Keithick arms.svg, Brodie-Wood of Keithick File:Brodie Innes of Milton Brodie arms.svg, Brodie-Innes of Milton Brodie

References

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External links

Brodie genealogical family trees

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