Broderick

Broderick is a surname of early medieval English origin and subsequently the Anglicised versions of names of Irish and Welsh origin.

Broderick
Language(s)Welsh, Irish, Old Norse
Origin
MeaningWelsh: "son of Rhydderch"; Irish: "descendant of Bruadar"; "Brother" Old Norse: "Blood Brother" or "Ginger brother"

Use as a surname

As a personal name

Fictional characters

  • Bobbi Broderick, a character on the TV show Nip/Tuck
  • Broderick Bode, from the Harry Potter series of novels by J.K. Rowling
gollark: I do not wish to play this game as I am experiencing mathematics imminently.
gollark: £7.32 <:chips:453465151132139521> ™ plus.
gollark: Whom?
gollark: It's bridged to Minecraft now.
gollark: Or you can just use the bridge in <#457999277311131649> I guess.

References

  1. https://forebears.io/surnames/broderic
  2. "Broderick Name Meaning and History". Ancestry.com. Retrieved 11 March 2009.
  3. Hudson, Benjamin (2002). "Brjans saga". Medium Aevum. Retrieved 22 April 2009.
  4. "Roderick Name Meaning and History". Ancestry.com. Retrieved 11 March 2009.
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