Brody

Brody is a boy name of Scottish origin, meaning From the muddy place.

What Brody means

From the muddy place.

Brody sits at 5 letters, and ends on a consonant, which gives it a firmer stop.

Where Brody comes from

Scottish names draw on both Gaelic and Scots, and many began as clan or place names before becoming personal ones.

Brody is recorded as Scottish in origin. Browse other Scottish names.

How popular is Brody?

In the boy name rankings we track, Brody falls outside the top 100. That puts it in the broad middle ground where most names live: familiar to those who know it, uncommon enough to still feel like a choice.

The character of Brody

Brody sits in our Earth group. Following that theme is usually the fastest way to find the handful of other names that feel the way this one does.

Themes: Earth

Names like Brody

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

• Glen — From the valley.
• Gordon — From the great hill.
• Graham — Gravelly homestead.
• Logan — From the little hollow.
• Ross — From the headland.
• Beckham — Homestead by the stream.
• Bradley — Broad meadow.
• Bryn — Hill; a high mound.
• Daichi — Great land; great wisdom.
• Dimitri — Follower of Demeter; of the earth.
• Riku — Land; sky.
• Aaron — High mountain; exalted.

More Scottish names

• Angus — One strength; unique choice.
• Callum — Dove; peace.
• Ainsley — One's own meadow.
• Donald — World ruler; great chief.
• Douglas — From the dark river.
• Duncan — Dark warrior; brown chief.
• Ewan — Born of the yew tree.
• Glen — From the valley.
• Gordon — From the great hill.
• Graham — Gravelly homestead.