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flutteronbynow · 04/01/2018 22:52

Brody or Brodie?
It's the only one we have any agreement on...but what does it make you think of? Really don't want a name that will date or be 'of its time'. Thanks.

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TheQueenOfWands · 04/01/2018 22:53

The man who defeated Bruce the shark in Jaws.

He was cool. Brave, smart, looked after his children.

Good name.

WhatWouldLeslieKnopeDo · 04/01/2018 22:55

Brody from Homeland

Elllicam · 04/01/2018 22:55

I like Brody, sounds surfer-ish.

shaggedthruahedgebackwards · 04/01/2018 22:56

I'm not particularly keen

To my ears it sounds quite American and a bit faddish

I'm not a fan of surnames as first names either

AfterSchoolWorry · 04/01/2018 22:56

Brody Jenner.

Misspilly88 · 04/01/2018 22:57

Love it. Prefer Brodie but either is good.

Tessermee · 04/01/2018 22:58

Makes me think of an Australian surfer dude type.
There was a girl called Brody on Home and Away I think.

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flutteronbynow · 04/01/2018 23:01

Yes, Queen of Wands!! It's Chief Brody from Jaws - that's where (after MONTHS) of disagreeing on names we both had a eureka moment of agreement!

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catladyinthemaking · 04/01/2018 23:01

Realy like Brodie !
Sounds like the protagonist in a kids book to me but still think it would be good for an adult

Not quite so keen on Brody spelling though but not sure why

SuperBeagle · 04/01/2018 23:01

Brody.

But I don't like it. It's very Californian surfer sounding. He'd have a brother named Jackson.

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flutteronbynow · 04/01/2018 23:04

It's Gaelic in origin...although I agree, it does have an American or Aussie surfer dude vibe...

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mum2be2boys · 04/01/2018 23:08

I like it but I've only met a girl called Brodie, so to me it's a girl's name.

eastlondoner · 04/01/2018 23:08

I think American

DramaAlpaca · 05/01/2018 01:17

To me it's mainly an Irish surname. I'm not mad on surnames as first names in general, but I don't mind Brody. It does have a bit of a surfer dude vibe to it as well, which I quite like.

IHeartKingThistle · 05/01/2018 01:30

Brodie. It's a gorgeous name. Only met one and he was a fab little boy.

starzig · 05/01/2018 01:34

Brody for a boy. Brodie for a girl

HuskyMcClusky · 05/01/2018 04:19

Not a fan. The Brody I know has a brother called Kai.

InionEile · 05/01/2018 05:09

Hilarious people are thinking California surfer dude for Brodie - it’s a Scottish surname, an old Highland clan! As in Muriel Spark’s ‘The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie’

FrancisCrawford · 05/01/2018 07:28

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HeteronormativeHaybales · 05/01/2018 07:30

What FrancisCrawford said. Sorry.

horatioisabrick · 05/01/2018 07:57

Man with several wives (polygamist, not divorced). That’s just what this name made me think of. But I don’t know why...? Probably some weird association / something I once read...? Confused

Sugarpiehoneyeye · 05/01/2018 11:38

Brodie.

Mulch · 05/01/2018 11:41

I think one of caitlyn jenners boys is called brody and I hate myself for knowing that. I like surnames as first names but doesn't tend to go down well on mn

TheDailyMailIsADisgustingRag · 05/01/2018 20:49

I like Brodie. I think of it as Scottish rather than American.

GlubGlubGlub · 05/01/2018 20:52

Brodie is the name of a castle in north east Scotland. Not American in the slightest. I like it but it is traditionally a surname.

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