Thoughts on the name Bodhi?

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Baby boy due soon had a name I really like, Bodhi was a name I had in mind, have you heard anyone named Bodhi? Any other ideas with the letter b would be helpful.thank you for reading.

It sounds like a name that only a celebrity would use.

Bow-dee (bow as in arrow, not bow as in curtesy!)

Yep!

My DC has a friend at nursery called Bodhi. Very sweet little boy and the name suits him.

Same pronunciation/different spelling-Bodie- was a much adored character on a TV show of the 70s called The Professionals.
The grandparents of his classmates (or parents my age) would think he was named after him. Played by Lewis Collins.

I like it but not the spelling.

We've had a few Bohdis around here 3 or 4 years ago..I like the meaning of the name more than the sound of it.. Bo is a cute nn though.

How about Banyan as an alternative? (Same tree after all)

Megan Fox has a son called Bodhi. Do you want people thinking you copied a nutter like her?

I think it’s a cool name for a girl to be honest, for some reason less so for a boy.

I have mixed feelings about it. I agree it has become popular as a baby name recently, but the origins are the Sanskrit word for enlightenment, which also became a guiding principle in Buddhism. It reminds me, in a nostalgic way, of the Bodhi Tree book shop in Los Angeles. However, I'm not sure this name is used by actual Buddhists as a given name, so it does have some possible connotations of cultural appropriation.

I have to admit, friends recently went very public about naming their (now about two years old) baby on SM, and Bodhi featured pretty prominently as a middle. One of the suggestions was Jaguar Bodhi, which resulted in a lot of joking suggestions like "Jaguar Bodhi, Human Head". Insensitive, sure, but people who don't know the word bodhi will likely initially read it as body, so be prepared to correct.

Bode, I think, is an entirely different name mainly used in Denmark and Germany, but maybe also in English? I have met a few West African Bodes, including one woman from Nigeria.

I always think of Bodie and Doyle from the Professionals, or as we used to refer to them at Primary school, Bogie and Boil.

Ethan and Venetia in Casualty called their unfortunate baby this.

I know the name bodhisattva from my time in a Buddhist meditation group - someone seeking enlightenment and well on the way. If it isn't a contraction of that why not spell it Bodie - a more familiar spelling and the same sound - surely Bodhi will just invited more problems with spelling and pronunciation. I know a male named Jodie - I'm not massively enamoured with the sound of it tbh.

I know a Bode (pronounced same way).

Another who goes straight to Bodie and Doyle in her mind.

Not heard it in real life, but it was asked about on here not long ago.

It sounds like a surname to me, which puts me off.

I like it, know if 2 one of which is 6 months and 1 3 years old. As possible said a celeb recently named their girl it too. Personally I think it suits boys better.

My 9 month old Son is called Bodhi. We've had mixed responses to the name but we're not too worried what other people think. We love it and he is a beautiful baby. If you like it, go for it 😁

Not sure the Haskells would call themselves celebs tbh.

I know 3 boys named Bodhi and I love the name, would have been on my list except our surname ends in 'ay' so would have sounded weird.

The boys I know range from 3 to 9. Cracking name, go for it.

I know of a Bodhi and (sterotypically) he is the child of a surfy hippy family, so it suits him well.

Not sure it'd work so well in the suburbs. I do like the name though.

I wondered why I associate this name with surfing!

Not keen
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I know a Bodhi, very free spirited teacher parent named her son that name

I really like it and agree with pp the nickname Bo is very nice. However it is the sort of name I can imagine well on a child and less so an adult but I suppose they will always have the option of going by Bo or Bode