Brodie

Origin

The lands of Brodie are in Scotland, between Morayshire and Nairnshire, on the modern border that separates the Scottish Highlands and Moray. In the time of the Picts (pre 10th century), this location was at the heart of the Kingdom of Moravia. 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 Thane. Part of the Brodie lands were originally Temple Lands, owned by the order of the Knights Templar. It is uncertain if the Brodies took their name from the lands of Brodie or if the lands were named after the clan.

Meaning

Early references to Brodie were written as Brochy, Brothy, Brothie, Brothu, Brode.

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:

Gaelic for "a little ridge"; "a brow", or "a precipice";

"ditch" or "mire", from the old Irish word broth;

Second son.

"muddy place", from the Gaelic word brothach;

"a point", "a spot", or "level piece of land", from the Gaelic word Brodha;

or originated from the Pict name Brude, Bruide or Bridei from the Pictish King name Bridei.

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) (1937–2000), Scottish footballer

Dallas Brodie, Canadian politician

Dan Brodie, singer/songwriter from Melbourne, Australia

David Brodie (disambiguation), several people

Don Brodie (1904–2001), American actor and director

Douglas Neil Brodie, businessman and political figure in Nova Scotia

Elizabeth Brodie (1794–1864), birth name of the Duchess of Gordon

Eric Brodie (born 1940), Scottish footballer

Fawn M. Brodie (1915–1981), American biographer and professor of history at UCLA

Fictional characters

Axel Brodie, in the Yu-Gi-Oh! GX anime series

Ewan Brodie, in the series Monarch of the Glen

Jean Brodie, in the novel The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie and film adaptation

J. H. Brodie, in the television series Homicide: Life on the Street

Jackson Brodie, in the detective series written by Kate Atkinson

Melanie Brodie, in the series Degrassi Junior High

Brodie family, from the BBC One Scotland soap opera River City

Given name

Brodie Atkinson, Australian rules footballer

Brodie Brazil, American television broadcaster

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

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: