Body
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A surname transferred from the nickname.
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A surname transferred from the nickname.
Etymology
* As an English surname, from Middle English body, probably a nickname for a corpulent person; and occupational surname from Middle English bode (“messenger”) + -y (diminutive ending). Equivalent to bode (“messenger, herald”) + -y. * As a French surname, variant of Bodin. * As a Hungarian surname Bódy, variant of Bódi, Bodi.
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archaicCorpus Christi College, Cambridge.
bodily · Of, relating to, or concerning the body.Bodily · A surname.body · Physical frame. The physical structure of a human or animal…
Body · A surname transferred from the nickname.
bodyguard · A person or group of persons, often armed, responsible for…bog · An area of decayed vegetation (particularly sphagnum moss)…bogus · Counterfeit or fake; not genuine.