Bodie

Bodie is a boy name of Scandinavian origin, meaning Shelter; a messenger.

What Bodie means

Shelter; a messenger.

Bodie sits at 5 letters, and ends on a vowel, which tends to make a name sound open and carry well when called across a room.

Where Bodie comes from

Scandinavian names carry Old Norse roots forward into modern Danish, Norwegian, and Swedish, often in softened, shortened forms.

Bodie is recorded as Scandinavian in origin. Browse other Scandinavian names.

How popular is Bodie?

Bodie is not in the current top 100 boy names we track. In practice that means a child called Bodie is unlikely to be one of three in a classroom — the name is established and recognisable, just not in heavy circulation right now.

The character of Bodie

The thread we file Bodie under is Hope — worth following if that association is what caught your attention in the first place.

Themes: Hope

Names like Bodie

These share Bodie's themes, origin, or both — closest first.

More Scandinavian names

  • Axel — Father of peace.
  • Dahlia — Valley flower.
  • Annika — Grace, favor.
  • Elin — Bright light.
  • Anders — Manly, brave.
  • Gustav — Staff of the gods.
  • Aksel — Father of peace.
  • Lars — Crowned with laurel.
  • Linnea — The twinflower.
  • Maja — Splendid, great.