Given name & surname
Body
“one who brings news; a herald”·“one who provides shelter or is sheltered”
Body is a variant of Boden. Interpretations include “one who brings news; a herald” and “one who provides shelter or is sheltered”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Body is a variant of Boden. Interpretations include “one who brings news; a herald” and “one who provides shelter or is sheltered”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Body is a variant of Boden. Boden has been associated with French and Scandinavian naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
Probably from Middle English body, from Middle English bode (“messenger”), built from English bode (“messenger, herald”) + -y.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Body’s family of names
Body has a related form in Boden. In English usage, Body has a related form in Bodie. In English usage, Body as a surname has a related form in Bodie.
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Nicknames & forms 6
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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