As described in historical dictionaries

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)

(origin: Gaelic. Local) From the lands of Brodie, Co. Moray, Scotland. The name signifies a little ridge; a brow; a precipice. Brody, a town of Gallicia.

Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.


Patronymica Britannica (1860)

BRODIE. Lands in tlie shire of Nairn. The Brodies of that Ilk date from the XIII. cent., and are still in possession.

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.


Origin: Celtic

Region of origin: British Isles

Country of origin: Scotland

Religion of origin: Christian

Language of origin: Gaelic

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