Cody (given name)

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GenderUnisex
Language(s)Irish
Origin
MeaningDescendant of Cuidightheach
Other names
Related names
  • Codi
  • Codie
  • Kodi
  • Kodie
  • Kody

Cody is a unisex given name. Spellings include Codi, Codie, Kodi, Kodie, and Kody. Other variants are Coady and Codey. Cody is also a surname.

According to A Dictionary of First Names, Cody is "a transferred use of the Irish surname, an Anglicized form of Gaelic O'Cuidighthigh meaning 'descendant of Cuidightheach' (originally a byname for a helpful person), or of Mac Óda 'son of Óda' (a personal name of uncertain origin)".[1]

In the United States, the name Cody is often associated with the west, specifically California.[2][3]

People

People with the given name Cody, Codee, Codi, Codie, Kodi, Kodie, and Kody include:

Single name

  • Kody (born 1978), Belgian television host

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Fictional characters

  • Cody Madison, television series character from Baywatch
  • Cody Martin, television series character of The Suite Life of Zack and Cody and The Suite Life on Deck
  • Cody Willis, a character on the Australian soap opera Neighbours

See also

References

  1. ^ Hanks, Patrick; Hardcastle, Kate; Hodges, Flavia (2006). A Dictionary of First Names (2nd ed.). pp. 283, 1488. ISBN 978-0-19-861060-1.
  2. ^ "Buffalo Bill & California". Santa Cruz County Chamber of Commerce. Retrieved May 17, 2022.
  3. ^ "Sacramento historical group presents talk about Buffalo Bill". Mountain Democrat. February 26, 2018. Retrieved May 17, 2022.