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{{Infobox surname
| name          = Brodie
| image         = Clan member crest badge - Clan Brodie.svg
| image_size    =
| caption       = [[Clan Brodie]] [[crest badge|Crest Badge]]
| pronunciation =
| meaning       = Unknown meaning, various theories
| region        = Brodie, [[Moray]], Scotland [http://getamap.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/getamap/frames.htm?mapAction=gaz&gazName=g&gazString=NH9797657757 {Map}]
| language      = [[Pictish]] or [[Goidelic languages|Gaelic]]
| variant = [[Brodi (surname)|Brodi]], [[Brody]], [[Broddy]], [[Broadie]], [[Broady]], [[Brodye]], [[Broddie]], [[Bradie]], [[Brady (surname)|Brady]], [[Breaddie]], [[Brothie]], [[Brothy]], [[Breadie]], [[Briddie]], [[Bridie (surname)|Bridie]], [[Bridye]], [[Brodey]], [[Bridy]], [[Bryde (surname)|Bryde]], [[Brydie]], [[Bodie (disambiguation)|Bodie]], [[MacBrody]]
| family         = [[Clan Brodie]]
| prefix        = brodies
| footnotes     =<ref>[http://www.electricscotland.com/webfamily/atoc/brodie.html electricscotland.com]{{Dead link|date=November 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
}}
'''Brodie ''' can be a [[given name]] or a surname of Scottish origin, and a location in [[Moray]], Scotland, its meaning is uncertain; it is not clear if Brodie, as a word, has its origins in the [[Scottish Gaelic|Gaelic]] or [[Pictish]] languages. In 2012 this name was the 53rd most popular boys' name in Scotland.<ref>{{cite web|title=Brodie|date=5 January 2014 |url=http://www.scottishboysnames.co.uk/brodie/|accessdate=8 January 2014}}</ref> The given name originates from [[Brodie (surname)|the surname]].<ref>{{cite book|title=Oxford Dictionary of Names|last1=Hanks|first1=Patrick|last2=Hodges|first2=Flavia|editor=Hardcastle, Kate|authorlink1=Patrick Hanks|year=2006|edition=2nd|publisher=Oxford University Press|location=Oxford|isbn=978-0-19-861060-1|page=40}}</ref>
==Origin==
{{Main|Clan Brodie}}
The lands of Brodie are in [[Scotland]], between [[Morayshire]] and [[Nairnshire]], on the modern border that separates the [[Scottish Highlands]] and [[Moray]].<ref>{{gbmapping|cap=1|NH9797657757}}</ref> In the time of the [[Picts]] (pre 10th century), this location was at the heart of the [[Mormaer of Moray|Kingdom of Moravia]].<ref>[https://archive.org/details/historyofnairnsh00bainuoft ''History of Nairnshire'' (1893), p. 54, by Bain, George, F.S.A., Scotland]</ref> Early references show that the Brodie lands to be governed by a [[Tòiseach]]; in Scottish Gaelic, Tòiseach translates as "chieftain" or "clan chief", later to become [[Thegn|Thane]].<ref>''History of Nairnshire'' (1893), pp. 91–92, 143, by Bain, George, F.S.A., Scotland [https://archive.org/details/historyofnairnsh00bainuoft]</ref> Part of the Brodie lands were originally ''Temple Lands'', owned by the order of the [[Knights Templar]].<ref>History of Nairnshire (1893) pp. 134–135, by Bain, George, F.S.A., Scotland [https://archive.org/details/historyofnairnsh00bainuoft]</ref> It is uncertain if the Brodies took their name from the lands of Brodie, or that the lands were named after the clan.<ref>[https://archive.org/details/historyofmorayna00rampuoft A History of Moray and Nairn (1897), by Charles Rampini, LL.D, p. 258]</ref>
===Meaning===
Early references to Brodie were written as ''Brochy, Brothy, Brothie, Brothu, Brode.''<ref>[http://clanbrodie.us/TheBrodieChiefs.pdf Genealogy of the Thanes and Brodies of Brodie]{{dead link|date=July 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>The history of the Province of Moray : comprising the counties of Elgin and Nairn, the greater part of the County of Inverness and a portion of the County of Banff, all called the Province of Moray before there was a division into counties (1882), vol. ii, p. 238 [https://archive.org/details/historyofprovinc02shawuoft]</ref>
Various meanings to the name Brodie have been advanced, but given the Brodies uncertain origin, and the varying ways Brodie has been pronounced/written, these remain but suppositions. Some of the suggestions that have been advanced as to the meaning of the name Brodie are:
*[[Scottish Gaelic|Gaelic]] for "a little ridge"; "a brow", or "a precipice";<ref>An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names; By William Arthur; p. 82; Published by Sheldon, Blakeman & Co., 1857; [https://books.google.com/books?id=f7JrAAAAMAAJ Internet link]</ref>
*"ditch" or "mire", from the old Irish word ''broth'';<ref>The history of the Province of Moray : comprising the counties of Elgin and Nairn, the greater part of the County of Inverness and a portion of the County of Banff, all called the Province of Moray before there was a division into counties (1882), vol. ii, pp. 248–249 [https://archive.org/details/historyofprovinc02shawuoft]</ref>
* Second son.{{citation needed|date=August 2018}}
*"muddy place", from the [[Scottish Gaelic|Gaelic]] word ''brothach'';<ref name="ancestry.com--Brodie-name-meaning">[http://www.ancestry.com/facts/Brodie-name-meaning.ashx Brodie Name Meaning and Origin] Retrieved 2008-02-07</ref>
*"a point", "a spot", or "level piece of land", from the [[Scottish Gaelic|Gaelic]] word ''Brodha'';<ref>[https://archive.org/details/placenamesofelgi00mathrich The place names of Elginshire (1905), by Donald Matheson, p. 119]</ref>
*or originated from the [[Pict]] name ''Brude'', ''Bruide'' or ''Bridei'' from the [[Kings of the Picts|Pictish King]] name [[Bridei (disambiguation)|Bridei]].<ref>Clans and Chiefs, p. 52, by Ian Grimble, Frederick Muller Ltd (8 December 1980), {{ISBN|0-85634-111-8}}, {{ISBN|978-0-85634-111-3}}</ref><ref>Brodie Country (1991), p. 1, by James Brodie, Galloper press, {{ISBN|0-9536718-0-1}}</ref><ref>[http://www.rampantscotland.com/clans/clans_index.htm rampantscotland.com]</ref>
==Surname==
{{surname}}
* [[Alexander Oswald Brodie]] (1849–1918), Governor of Arizona Territory
* [[Allan G. Brodie]] (1897–1976), American orthodontics educator
* [[Angela Hartley Brodie]] (1934–2017), British pharmacologist and cancer researcher
* [[Sir Benjamin Collins Brodie, 1st Baronet]] (1783–1862), English physiologist and surgeon
* [[Sir Benjamin Collins Brodie, 2nd Baronet]] (1817–1880), English chemist
* [[Bernard Beryl Brodie]] (1907–1989), American biochemist
* [[Bernard Brodie (military strategist)]] (1910–1978), American military strategist
* [[Chic Brodie (footballer)]], Scottish footballer
* [[Dallas Brodie]], Canadian politician
* [[Dan Brodie]], singer/songwriter from Melbourne, Australia
* [[David Brodie (disambiguation)]], several people
* [[Don Brodie]], American actor and director
* [[Douglas Neil Brodie]], businessman and political figure in Nova Scotia
* [[Elizabeth Gordon, Duchess of Gordon|Elizabeth Brodie]] (1794–1864), birth name of the Duchess of Gordon
* [[Eric Brodie]], Scottish footballer
* [[Fawn M. Brodie]] (1915–1981), American biographer and professor of history at UCLA
* [[H. Keith H. Brodie]], American psychiatrist, president emeritus of Duke University
* [[Harold J Brodie]], Canadian mycologist
* [[Howard Brodie]], American sketch artist known for his World War II combat sketches
* [[Ian Brodie]], Canadian political scientist
* [[Ian Brodie (journalist)]] (1936–2008), British journalist
* [[Imogen Harding Brodie]] (1878–1956), American vocal teacher and contralto soloist
* Sir [[Israel Brodie]] (1895–1979),  Chief Rabbi of Great Britain and the Commonwealth 1948–1965
* [[James Brodie (disambiguation)]], several people
* [[Jean P. Brodie]], British astrophysicist
* Joe Brodie, drummer in [[Drowners]]
* [[John Brodie]], American football quarterback
* [[John Brodie (footballer, born 1862)]], English footballer
* [[John Brodie (footballer, born 1947)]], English footballer
* [[John Alexander Brodie]] (1858–1934), British civil engineer
* [[John H. Brodie]], American theoretical physicist, expert in string theory
* John Leopold Brodie, designer of the [[Brodie helmet]] in 1915
* [[John Brodie Innes]], vicar of Downe and friend of Charles Darwin
* [[John William Brodie-Innes]], leading member of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn's Amen-Ra Temple
* [[Joshua Brodie]], New Zealand cricketer
* [[Leanna Brodie]], Canadian actor and playwright
* [[Leith Brodie]], Australian sprint freestyle and medley swimmer
* [[Malcolm Brodie (journalist)]], Scottish-born journalist from Northern Ireland
* [[Malcolm Brodie (politician)]], the mayor of Richmond, British Columbia since 2001
* [[Michael Brodie]], British boxer
* [[Michael Brodie (rugby league)]], Ireland international rugby league footballer
* [[Mike Brodie]], American photographer
* [[Paul Brodie]], Canadian saxophonist
* Paul Brodie, Canadian bicycle manufacturer ([[Brodie Bicycles]]), Mountain Bike Hall of Fame inductee
* [[Peter Bellinger Brodie]] (1815–1897), British geologist and churchman
* [[Philip Hope Brodie]], Scottish judge
* [[Regis Brodie]], American Professor of Art at Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs, NY
* [[Richard Brodie (cricketer)]], Scottish-born Australian cricketer
* [[Richard Brodie (footballer)]], English footballer
* [[Richard Brodie (programmer)]], American author of Microsoft Word and professional poker player
* [[Sara Brodie]], New Zealand theatre director and choreographer
* [[Starla Brodie]], American World Series of Poker champion
*[[Steve Brodie (disambiguation)]], several people
* [[T. J. Brodie]], Canadian hockey player
* [[Thomas L. Brodie]], Irish theologian
* [[Thomas Brodie-Sangster]], English actor
* [[Walter Brodie]], New Zealand politician
* [[Walter Lorrain Brodie]], Scottish recipient of Victoria Cross
* [[William Brodie]] (1741–1788), known as Deacon Brodie, Scottish cabinet-maker and deacon of a trades guild
* [[William Brodie (sculptor)]] (1815–1881), Scottish sculptor
===Fictional characters===
* [[Axel Brodie]], in the ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! GX]]'' anime series
* Ewan Brodie, in the series ''[[Monarch of the Glen (TV series)|Monarch of the Glen]]''
* [[Jean Brodie]], in the novel ''[[The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (novel)|The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie]]'' and [[The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (film)|film adaptation]]
* [[J. H. Brodie]], in the television series ''[[Homicide: Life on the Street]]''
* Jackson Brodie, in the detective series written by [[Kate Atkinson (writer)|Kate Atkinson]]
* [[Melanie Brodie]], in the series ''[[Degrassi Junior High]]''
* [[Brodie family]], from the BBC One Scotland soap opera ''[[River City]]''
==Given name==
{{given name|Brodie}}
{{Infobox given name| name = Brodie
| image = | imagesize = | caption =
| pronunciation =
| gender = Male | meaning = Unknown meaning, various theories.
| region = Brodie, [[Moray]], Scotland. [http://getamap.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/getamap/frames.htm?mapAction=gaz&gazName=g&gazString=NH9797657757 {Map}]| origin = [[Pictish]] or [[Goidelic languages|Gaelic]]
| related names = | footnotes =
}}
* [[Brodie Atkinson]], Australian rules footballer
* [[Brodie Croyle]], American football quarterback for the Kansas City Chiefs
* [[Brodie Dupont]], Canadian ice hockey forward
* [[Brodie Farber]], American mixed martial arts fighter
* [[Brodie Greer]], American actor
* [[Brodie Henderson (rugby union)]], Canadian international rugby union player
* [[Brodie Henderson (engineer)]], British railway engineer
* [[Brodie Holland]], Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League
* [[Brodie Lee]], American professional wrestler
* [[Brodie MacDonald]], Canadian lacrosse player
* [[Brodie McGhie Willcox]], British co-founder of the Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Company
* [[Brodie Moles]], Australian rules football player
* [[Brodie Mooy]], Australian football (soccer) player
* [[Brodie Neill]], Australian industrial designer
* [[Brodie Retallick]] (born 1991), New Zealand rugby union player
* [[Brodie West]], Canadian musician
* [[Brodie Westen]] (1932–2021), American coach for the Western Illinois University Leathernecks
* [[Brodie Young]], Australian reality television star
===Fictional characters===
* [[Brodie Bruce]], played by Jason Lee in the film ''[[Mallrats]]''
* [[Brodie Hanson]], in the Australian soap opera ''[[Home and Away]]''
==Coats of arms==
Brodie coats of arms include:<ref>Reference for Brodie arms: Heraldry-online, Brodie Arms, Officially Recorded in Scotland [http://heraldry-online.org.uk/brodie/brodie-arms.htm]</ref>
<gallery>
File:Coat of Arms of the Brodie of Brodie.svg|[[Clan Brodie|Brodie of Brodie]]
Image:Brodie of  Spynie Arms.svg|Brodie of [[Spynie]]
File:Brodie of Lethen Arms.svg|Brodie of Lethen
File:Brodie of Mylntoun Arms.svg|Brodie of Mylton
File:Brodie of Idvies Arms.svg|[[Brodie baronets|Brodie of Idvies]]
File:Brodie of Mayne Arms.svg|Brodie of Mayne
File:Brodie of Rosthorn Arms.svg|Brodie of Rosthorn
File:Callender Brodie of Idvies.svg|Callender-Brodie
File:Cap David Brodie Arms.svg|Captain David Brodie
File:Brodie of Boxford Arms.svg|[[Brodie baronets|Brodie of Boxford]]
File:Brodie-Wood of Keithick arms.svg|Brodie-Wood of Keithick
File:Brodie Innes of Milton Brodie arms.svg|Brodie-Innes of Milton Brodie
</gallery>
==See also==
*[[Brody (name)]], given name and surname
*[[Russell Westbrook]], basketball player nicknamed Brodie
==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.clanbrodie.us/lineage.html Brodie genealogical family trees]
* [https://archive.today/20130102035411/http://www.brodiewiki.com/ www.brodiewiki.com] – Brodie family genealogy, information, and wiki
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