Baby Boy Name Of The Day.

Cody.
Gender: Male
Pronunciation: KO-DEE
Meaning: 'Descendent of Cuidightheach'
Origin: Irish & Gaelic

The name Cody is a male name meaning 'Descendent of Cuidightheach', Cuidightheach was originally a byname for a helpful person. The name Cody may also mean 'Son of Oda'. The name Cody is traditionally used as a male name but in recent years the name Cody has been given to a girl aswell, some people see girls with masculine names tacky and some see it, by giving their daughter a masculine name will make her strong and independent, this isn't necerssarily true however. The name Cody may also of been spread by 'Buffalo Bill Cody' a frontier scout, showman and entrepreneur who took his Wild West show around Europe and America in the early 20th century. The first use of the name Cody on record was in the 1960's and increased greatly in popularity up untill around 2004 when it slowly began to decrease again, however for eight years from 1991 to 1999 the name Cody was very close to the number one spot on the most popular list. Cody now stands at #246 out of 1220 male names on the current register, which makes the name quite popular. The origin of Cody is Irish and Gaelic, many people love Irish names as they are unique, and the Irish are looked upon to be a very sincere and close community with high spirits in everything they do. Gaelic however is a very rich language with a very rich and full culture also. Gaelic is traditionally Scottish.
Other variants of the name Cody:

• Codey
• Kodey
• Kodi
• Kodie
• Codie
• Codi

Similar names to Cody:

• Coty
• Codell
• Cade
• Kade

Nicknames for the name Cody:

• Cuddy
• Code
• Co
• Coda

Middle names that go well with the name Cody:

• Cody James
• Cody Chase
• Cody Matthew
• Cody Blake

Overall I think the name Cody used in it's traditional form for a male is a sweet, gracious and loving name. I think the name Cody isn't too common and a child with the name Cody would be tender, loving and kind. Cody isn't seen to be a tacky nor trendy name as I see it as being a twist on traditional. Overall I rate the name Cody a very strong ten out of ten.