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

Moray Moray ( ; or ) is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland. It lies in the north-east of the country, with a coastline on the Moray Firth, and borders the council areas of Aberdeenshire and Highland. Its council is based in Elgin, the area' ...

, 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 ...

Pictish Pictish is an extinct Brittonic Celtic language spoken by the Picts, the people of eastern and northern Scotland from late antiquity to the Early Middle Ages. Virtually no direct attestations of Pictish remain, short of a limited number of geog ...

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

Nairnshire The County of Nairn, or Nairnshire, () is a Shires of Scotland, historic county, registration county and lieutenancy area of Scotland. The county was named after Nairn, its only town. The county was used for local government until 1975 when the ...

, on the modern border that separates the

Scottish Highlands The Highlands (; , ) is a historical region of Scotland. Culturally, the Highlands and the Scottish Lowlands, Lowlands diverged from the Late Middle Ages into the modern period, when Scots language, Lowland Scots language replaced Scottish Gae ...

and

. In the time of the

Picts The Picts were a group of peoples in what is now Scotland north of the Firth of Forth, in the Scotland in the early Middle Ages, Early Middle Ages. Where they lived and details of their culture can be gleaned from early medieval texts and Pic ...

(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

Pict PICT is a graphics file format introduced on the original Apple Macintosh computer as its standard metafile format. It allows the interchange of graphics (both bitmapped and vector), and some limited text support, between Mac applications, an ...

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

Pictish King The list of kings of the Picts is based on the Pictish Chronicle king lists. These are late documents and do not record the dates when the kings reigned. The various surviving lists disagree in places as to the names of kings, and the lengths ...

name Bridei.

Surname

Alexander Oswald Brodie Alexander Oswald Brodie (November 13, 1849The date of Brodie's birth is uncertain with multiple dates in October and November 1849 being possible. – May 10, 1918) was an American military officer and engineer. Earning his initial reputation ...

(1849–1918), Governor of Arizona Territory *

Allan G. Brodie Allan Gibson Brodie (October 31, 1897 in New York City – January 2, 1976) was an American dentist and orthodonist. An orthodontics teacher, writer, and researcher, Brodie served in a variety of professional positions, such as President of t ...

(1897–1976), American orthodontics educator *

Angela Hartley Brodie Angela Hartley Brodie (28 September 1934 – 7 June 2017) was a British biochemist who pioneered development of steroidal aromatase inhibitors in cancer research. Born in Lancashire (now Greater Manchester), Brodie studied chemical patholog ...

(1934–2017), British pharmacologist and cancer researcher *

Sir Benjamin Collins Brodie, 1st Baronet Sir Benjamin Collins Brodie, 1st Baronet, (9 June 178321 October 1862) was an English physiologist and surgeon who pioneered research into bone and joint disease. Biography Brodie was born in Winterslow, Wiltshire. He received his early ed ...

(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 Bernard Beryl Brodie (7 August 1907 – 28 February 1989) was a founding scientist in the area of biochemical and neurochemical pharmacology whose work in the 1940s and 1950s had great impact. He was a major figure in the fields of drug meta ...

(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) Charles Thomas George Brodie (22 February 1937 – 24 April 2000) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Brodie made 400 appearances in The Football League, most notably for Brentford, Aldershot and Northampton Town. ...

(1937–2000), Scottish footballer *

Dallas Brodie Dallas Brodie MLA is a Canadian politician and lawyer who has served as the interim leader of OneBC since 2025 and as a member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia (MLA) for Vancouver-Quilchena since 2024. Initially elected as a m ...

, Canadian politician *

Dan Brodie Dan Brodie is an Australian singer, songwriter and musician from Melbourne, best known for his solo career. In addition to releasing his own albums, Brodie frequently performs as a sideman with artists including Ben Mastwyk and His Millions, ...

, singer/songwriter from Melbourne, Australia *

David Brodie (disambiguation) David Brodie may refer to: * David Brodie (field hockey) (1910–1996), British Olympic field hockey player * David Brodie (political strategist) (born 1974), senior organizer for the Liberal Party of Canada * David Brodie (racing driver) (1943–2 ...

, several people *

Don Brodie Donald Ellis Brodie (May 29, 1904 – January 8, 2001) was an American film and television actor. Early years The youngest of six children born to Frank Ellis Brodie and Charlotte Moonert,"California, County Marriages, 1850-1952," database wi ...

(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 Ian Ross Brodie (born July 25, 1967) is a Canadian political scientist and was Chief of Staff in Stephen Harper's Prime Minister's Office from Harper's ascension to the position of prime minister until July 1, 2008. The news that he was leaving ...

(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 Sir Israel Brodie (10 May 1895 – 13 February 1979) was the Chief Rabbi of Great Britain and the Commonwealth 1948–1965. Biography He was educated at Balliol College, Oxford. He served as a Rabbi of Melbourne Hebrew Congregation in Australi ...

(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 Drowners were an American-Welsh indie rock band formed in New York City in 2011 by Matthew Hitt (lead vocals, guitar), Jack Ridley III (lead guitar), Erik Lee Snyder (bass) and Daniel Jacobs (drums).

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 John Alexander Brodie (1858 – 1934) was an English civil engineer. He was especially known for his contribution to town planning in Liverpool, notably as one of the engineers who led the design of the Mersey Tunnel under the River Merse ...

(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 John Brodie Innes (26 December 1815 – 19 October 1894), John Innes before 1862, was a clergyman who became a close friend of Charles Darwin at Downe in Kent, and remained a friendly correspondent for the rest of Darwin's life. Born John 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 Leanna Brodie is a Canadian actress and playwright A playwright or dramatist is a person who writes play (theatre), plays, which are a form of drama that primarily consists of dialogue between Character (arts), characters and is intended for The ...

, Canadian actor and playwright *

Leith Brodie Leith Brodie (born 16 July 1986) is an Australian sprint freestyle and medley swimmer who is an Olympic bronze medalist and was trained by John Robinson at the Albany Creek Swim Club. At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, Brodie won a pair ...

, Australian sprint freestyle and medley swimmer * Malcolm Brodie (journalist), Scottish-born journalist from Northern Ireland *

Malcolm Brodie (politician) Malcolm Brodie is the mayor of Richmond, the fourth-largest city in British Columbia. A lawyer by profession, Brodie was elected to City Council in 1996 and again in 1999, as part of the centre-right Richmond Non-Partisan Association (RNPA). ...

, the mayor of Richmond, British Columbia since 2001 *

Michael Brodie Michael Brodie (born 10 May 1974 in Manchester, England) is a former professional boxer who fought in the Super Bantamweight and Featherweight divisions. Boxing career Brodie boxed as an amateur before turning professional in October 1994 ...

(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 Peter Bellinger Brodie (1815 – 1 November 1897) was an English geologist and churchman, the son of the conveyancer Peter Bellinger Brodie and nephew of Sir Benjamin C. Brodie. He was born in London in 1815. While residing with his fathe ...

(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) Richard Sinclair Brodie (9 September 1813 – 18 January 1872) was a Scottish-born Australian cricketer who played for Victoria. He was born in Caithness and died in Bulla, Victoria. Brodie made a single first-class appearance for the side, d ...

, Scottish-born Australian cricketer *

Richard Brodie (footballer) Richard Jon Brodie (born 8 July 1987) is an English Association football, football manager and former player. Brodie played as a Striker (association football), striker and started his career with Whickham F.C., Whickham and, after being their ...

, English footballer *

Richard Brodie (programmer) Richard Reeves Brodie (born November 10, 1959) is an American computer programmer and author. He wrote the first version of Microsoft Word. After leaving Microsoft, he became a motivational speaker and authored two books. Biography Early life ...

, American author of Microsoft Word and professional poker player *

Sara Brodie Sara Brodie (born 1970) is a New Zealand theatre director and choreographer. Biography Brodie was born in Christchurch, New Zealand. She moved to London and spent seven years working there as an actress, dancer, casting director and behind the ...

, New Zealand theatre director and choreographer *

Starla Brodie Starla Brodie (April 22, 1955 – April 8, 2014) was a two-time World Series of Poker (WSOP) champion having won the 1979 Mixed Doubles – No Limit Hold'em (with Doyle Brunson) and the 1995 $1,000 Ladies – Limit 7 Card Stud event. Her t ...

, American World Series of Poker champion *

Steve Brodie (disambiguation) Steve Brodie may refer to: *Steve Brodie (bridge jumper) Steve Brodie (December 25, 1861 – January 31, 1901) was an American from Manhattan, New York City, who claimed to have jumped off the Brooklyn Bridge on July 23, 1886, and survived. The ...

, 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 William Brodie (28 September 1741 – 1 October 1788), often known by his title of Deacon Brodie, was a Scottish cabinet-maker, deacon of a trades guild, and Edinburgh city councillor, who maintained a secret life as a burglar in order to supp ...

(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 This is the list of characters in the ''Yu-Gi-Oh! GX'' animated series. The official English anime and the English manga by VIZ Media have changed the names of the characters. Main characters ; : :The main protagonist of the series. He is des ...

, in the ''

Yu-Gi-Oh! GX ''Yu-Gi-Oh! GX'', also known in Japan as , is a Japanese anime television series. It is a Spin-off (media), spin-off and sequel to the original ''Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters, Yu-Gi-Oh!'' anime series, which itself is based on the original man ...

'' anime series * Ewan Brodie, in the series '' Monarch of the Glen'' *

Jean Brodie Jean Brodie is the name of a fictional character in the Muriel Spark novel '' The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie'' (1961), as well as in the play and 1969 film of the same name—both by Jay Presson Allen—which were based on the novel. Miss B ...

, 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 ''Degrassi Junior High'' is a Canadian teen drama television series created by Linda Schuyler and Kit Hood. It is the second entry of the '' Degrassi'' television franchise after ''The Kids of Degrassi Street'' and aired on the CBC from 18 Jan ...

'' * 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 Brodie Kyle Farber (born July 5, 1980) is an American professional mixed martial artist who most recently competed in the Middleweight division. A professional since 2002, he has competed for the UFC and WEC. Mixed martial arts career Early car ...

, American mixed martial arts fighter * Brodie Greer, American actor * Brodie Henderson (rugby union), Canadian international rugby union player *

Brodie Henderson (engineer) Sir Brodie Haldane Henderson, KCMG, CB (6 March 1869 – 28 September 1936) was a British civil engineer. Henderson was primarily a railway engineer who worked for many railroad corporations across South America, Australasia and Africa. H ...

, British railway engineer *

Brodie Holland Brodie Holland (born 3 January 1980) is a former professional Australian rules footballer and model best known for his playing days at the Collingwood Football Club in the Australian Football League. Holland is also known for his media profile ...

, Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League *

Brodie Lee Jonathan Huber (December 16, 1979 – December 26, 2020) was an American professional wrestler known as Brodie Lee. Huber performed under the ring name Luke Harper in WWE from 2012 to 2019, and as Mr. Brodie Lee in All Elite Wrestling (AEW) ...

, American professional wrestler * Brodie MacDonald, Canadian lacrosse player *

Brodie McGhie Willcox Brodie McGhie Willcox (1786–1862) was a Liberal Party Member of Parliament (MP) and the co-founder of the Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Company, one of the United Kingdom's largest shipping businesses. Early life Brodie was born to E ...

, 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 Brodie Allan Retallick (born 31 May 1991) is a New Zealand rugby union footballer, who currently plays as a lock for Kobelco Kobe Steelers in the Japan Rugby League One competition. He previously played for the Chiefs in Super Rugby and in N ...

(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 ''

Mallrats ''Mallrats'' is a 1995 American buddy comedy film written and directed by Kevin Smith and starring Jason Lee, Jeremy London, Shannen Doherty, Claire Forlani, Priscilla Barnes and Michael Rooker. It is the second film in the View Askewnive ...

'' *

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 ''

Home and Away ''Home and Away'' (''H&A'') is an Australian television soap opera. It was created by Alan Bateman and commenced broadcast on the Seven Network on 17 January 1988. Bateman came up with the concept of the show during a trip to Kangaroo Point, N ...

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 Spynie was a seaport, burgh and ancient parish in Moray, Scotland, that survives as a small hamlet and Civil parishes in Scotland, civil parish. It is the location of the ruins of Spynie Palace, which was the principal residence of the Bishop of Mo ...

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

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