Meaning and background
The story behind Bodie
Bodie is documented as a surname in more than one line of descent. The dictionary gives a Scottish route, especially associated with Aberdeenshire, through Boddy or Body. It separately identifies a French-origin connection through Bodi. The entry does not equate this spelling with the Sanskrit word bodhi. For someone naming a dog Bodie, a family tribute or another association should therefore remain distinct from that superficially similar word.
- Origin
- Bodie includes a Scottish Aberdeenshire variant of Boddy or Body and a variant of French-origin Bodi. Source
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About Bodie
Recorded as a dog’s name
Bodie appears in 24 dog licence records in the 2026 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/boʊdi/
US English sound sequence, converted from the CMU dictionary. Stress marks are shown separately.
Stress on the first syllable in the recorded US readings.
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/boʊdi/ · primary stress on syllable 1B OW1 D IY0
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Sources and research notes (2)
Gender association: NYC licence-period records. Any dog can use this name.
- New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene NYC Dog Licensing Dataset — extract_year 2026 — Dog licence periods, not unique dogs; NYC only. No owner-level fields retrieved.
- Carnegie Mellon University / CMU Sphinx maintainers CMU US English Pronouncing Dictionary — US English dictionary readings; not owner-specific or exhaustive multilingual pronunciation
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