Meaning and background
The story behind Brody
Brody is a modern English given name drawing on a Scottish surname. The surname points to a place in Moray, where Gaelic interpretations suggest mud or a ditch, though the precise derivation is not entirely secure. Brody should not automatically be translated as ‘brother’, despite a sound that may invite that association. The spelling is short, and most English speakers will give it two syllables.
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About Brody
Recorded as a dog’s name
Brody appears in 65 dog licence records in the 2026 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/bɹoʊdi/
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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/bɹoʊdi/ · primary stress on syllable 1B R 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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