Germanic · Boy name
Bode
“messenger”
About the name Bode
Bode is a form of the Germanic name Bodo, from the Old High German word boto, meaning ‘messenger’ or ‘envoy’. It survives in German surnames such as Bode and in place names. Bode is also used in Norwegian. A well-known bearer is Bode Miller, the American alpine ski racer who won Olympic and world championship titles. The German astronomer Johann Elert Bode, known for the Titius-Bode law of planetary distances, bore it as a surname.
- Meaning
- messenger
- Origin
- Germanic
- Gender
- Boy
- Pronunciation
- BOH-dee(2 syl.)
Variants and spellings
No common variant spellings are widely recorded.
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Middle names for Bode
- Bode Alexander
- Bode James
- Bode Michael
- Bode Eli
- Bode Thomas
Questions about Bode
- What does Bode mean?
- Bode is a Germanic name meaning "messenger".
- How do you pronounce Bode?
- Bode is pronounced BOH-dee, with emphasis on the first syllable.
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