Brody (name)

Brody is a given name and a surname of either Jewish or British origin. Stylistically, the name may be represented as either Brody or Brodie. As a given name, Brody is often used as a shortened or abbreviated version of a longer and more formal name. Notable persons with that name include:

For other uses, see Brody (disambiguation).

Surname

Brody is a name of either Jewish or British origin. Often associated with the Ukrainian city of Brody, the name has been used both as a surname and a given name. Within the United Kingdom and Ireland, it is used frequently used as both a surname and given name connoting nobility. The name originated with the noble families of Ireland and later Scotland when it was colonized by Irish settlers during the late 6th and early 7th centuries.

Brodie Castle (styled as Brody) in Scotland
  • Adam Brody (born 1979), American actor
  • Adrien Brody (born 1973), American actor
  • Alan Brody, American writer
  • Alexander Brody (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Ann Brody (1884–1944), American actress
  • David Brody (born 1930), American historian
  • Dean Brody (born 1975), Canadian country music singer
  • Dylan Brody (born 1964), American writer
  • Elaine Brody (1922–2014), American gerontologist and sociologist
  • Florian Brody (born 1953), Austrian-American digital media creator, inventor, writer, public speaker, academic, and global business consultant
  • Frances Brody, English novelist and playwright also writing as Frances McNeil
  • Francine Brody (born 1961), British/American actress
  • Gene Brody (born 1950), American psychologist
  • Howard Brody (born 1949), American bioethicist
  • Jane Brody (born 1941), American journalist
  • Joseph Brody (disambiguation), several people
  • Lane Brody (born 1955), American singer-songwriter
  • Larry Brody (born 1944), American writer
  • Leola Brody (1922–1997), All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player
  • Leonard Brody (born 1971), Canadian writer
  • Morton Brody (1933–2000), American judge
  • Nathan Brody, American psychologist
  • Neville Brody (born 1957), British graphic designer
  • Sam Brody (1907–1987), American film director
  • Steven Brody (1919 or 1926–1994), American jewelry designer
  • Tal Brody (born 1943), American-born Israeli basketball player
  • William Brody (born 1944), American university president
Brody Castle in Lviv Oblast, Ukraine

Bródy is also a Hungarian surname. The "ó" is a long o [oh] in Hungarian and the "y" indicates a "from": "from Bród".

Given name

Fiction
  • Jessica Brody, character in the television series Homeland
  • Brody Davis, character in the television series Roswell
  • James Brody, fictional character in the television series SeaQuest DSV
  • Jason Brody, protagonist of the 2012 video game Far Cry 3
  • Joe Brody, character in the novel The Big Sleep and in its adaptation in the films made in 1946 and 1978
  • Marcus Brody, character in the Indiana Jones films
  • Martin Brody, character in the 1975 film Jaws, played by Roy Scheider
  • Matt Brody, character in the television series Baywatch
  • Morgan Brody, character in the television series CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
  • Nicholas Brody, character in the television series Homeland
  • Brody Romero, character in the television series Power Rangers Ninja Steel
  • Brody, character in the animated television series The Ridonculous Race
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