Jody
[ˈdʒoʊdi]Meaning
diminutive of Josephine, Joseph, Joanna and other names beginning with Jo
Background Story
Jody is a diminutive of Josephine, Joseph, Joanna and other names beginning with Jo. It was popularized by a character in Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings' novel The Yearling (1938) and its 1946 film adaptation. As a feminine name it probably got an assist from the similar-sounding Judy, which was at the height of its American popularity when Jody was rising.
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