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Early references to Brodie were written as Brochy, Brothy, Brothie, Brothu, Brode. [9] [10] Various meanings to the name Brodie have been advanced, but given the Brodies uncertain origin, and the varying ways Brodie has been pronounced/written, these remain but suppositions. Some of the suggestions that have been advanced as to the meaning of ...
Clan Brodie is a Scottish clan whose origins are uncertain. The first known Brodie chiefs were the Thanes of Brodie and Dyke in Morayshire.The Brodies were present in several clan conflicts and, during the civil war, were ardent covenanters.
Brody (/ b r oʊ d i /) is a given name and a surname of either Jewish or British origin, which may also be spelled Brodie. An unrelated name Bródy is found in Hungary and Poland. Notable people with the name include:
The Brodie helmet is a steel combat helmet designed and patented in London in 1915 by Latvian inventor John Leopold Brodie (Leopolds Janno Braude). A modified form of it became the Helmet, Steel, Mark I in Britain and the M1917 Helmet in the US.
Steve Brodie (December 25, 1861 – January 31, 1901) was an American from Manhattan, New York City, who on July 23, 1886, claimed to have jumped off the Brooklyn Bridge and survived.
Fawn McKay Brodie (September 15, 1915 – January 10, 1981) was an American biographer and one of the first female professors of history at UCLA, who is best known for Thomas Jefferson: An Intimate History (1974), a work of psychobiography, and No Man Knows My History (1945), an early biography of Joseph Smith, the founder of the Latter Day Saint movement.
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Toggle History subsection. 1.1 Origins. 1.2 14th-century clan conflicts. 1.2.1 The Black Chanter. 1.3 16th century and Glenlivet. ... James Brodie Macpherson of Cluny ...