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View Name: Cody


CODY
GENDER: Masculine
USAGE: English, Irish
PRONOUNCED: KO-dee   [key]
Meaning & History
From the Gaelic surname Ó Cuidighthigh, which means "descendent of CUIDIGHTHEACH". A famous bearer of the surname was the American frontiersman and showman Buffalo Bill Cody (1846-1917).
Related Names
VARIANTS: Codie, Coty, Kodey, Kody (English)
Popularity
United States  ranked #188 
England/Wales  ranked #115 
Canada (BC)  - 
Australia (NSW)  - 
Northern Ireland  ranked #90 
Scotland  ranked #93 



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