Cody

//ˈkəʊdi// name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative form of coady. alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname from Irish anglicized from Ó Cuidighthigh (“descendant of Cuidightheach (“helpful”)”).
  2. 2
    A surname from Irish anglicized from Mac Óda (“son of Odo”).
  3. 3
    A unisex given name transferred from the surname.
  4. 4
    A locale in the United States.; A city, the county seat of Park County, Wyoming; named for American showman William Frederick Cody (Buffalo Bill).
  5. 5
    A locale in the United States.; A village in Nebraska; named for railroad foreman Thomas Cody.
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  1. 6
    A locale in the United States.; A neighborhood of Duluth, Minnesota.
  2. 7
    A locale in the United States.; An unincorporated community in Florida.
  3. 8
    A locale in the United States.; An unincorporated community in Missouri; named for William Frederick Cody (Buffalo Bill).
  4. 9
    A ghost town in British Columbia, Canada.

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william frederick cody

Example

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"It was this night that he told me the strange story of his youth with Dan Cody— told it to me because "Jay Gatsby" had broken up like glass against Tom's hard malice and the long secret extravaganza was played out."

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