Bodhi/Bode/Bodie

naflmj

Which is correct?

schnookee

Bodhi

Dr.Loretta

None of them are found in BTN.

Bodhi is a Sanskrit name meaning "Awakened" or "Enlightenment"
The Buddhist concept of Bodhi is spiritual awakening and freedom from the cycle of life.
Bodhi is also the name of the sacred ficus tree (ficus religiosa) under which Lord Buddha sat and obtained his enlightenment.

 

merebear09

They're all terrible for a name - like a Hindu person in Chennai naming his/her son "Transubstantiation." But if you HAVE to use one, Bodhi is the correct spelling. Please don't use the Bode spelling because Bode Miller is an awful human being.

ETA: Just saw your sig - Rhys and Jude are awesome. Hope you pick something equally awesome for the next LO.  

KellyAnn911

This name always makes me think of Patrick Swayze in Point Break.

naflmj

mjreilly2 said:

Bodhi: "Bodhi is the Pāli and Sanskrit word for the "awakened" or "knowing" consciousness of a fully liberated yogi, generally translated into English as "enlightenment". It is an abstract noun formed from the verbal root budh (to awake, become aware, notice, know or understand), corresponding to the verbs bujjhati (Pāli) and bodhati or budhyate (Sanskrit)."

Bode: "Variant of Bodo."

Bodie: "Short form of Boden. Famous namesake: Bodie James Olmos (b. 1975)"

::seriously does not understand the love for this name::

Both recent celebrities used Bodhi, fwiw.

I want to name my son Beau and DH hates the spelling. I can't get behind Bo so I'm trying to think of a full name that we could use Bo as a nn.

ElyseF2014

bodie / Bode

Dr.Loretta

TBH, I think that's a kind of silly reason to reach for a name like Bodhi when you have no other connection to the name. Just use Bo as a NN for whatever other name you come up with. It doesn't have to match the full name. We have 4 generations of boys in my family named George and only the first generation went by George. All the others have NNs, and only one of those is even related to the name George.

macchiatto

This name has always made me think of "body."
Now I'm going to have to google Bode Miller and see what's so awful about him.

Hm ... maybe you could do Boaz? Or I suppose that's asking for azz jokes.

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macchiatto said:

This name has always made me think of "body."
Now I'm going to have to google Bode Miller and see what's so awful about him.

Hm ... maybe you could do Boaz? Or I suppose that's asking for azz jokes.

I suggested Boaz, dh didn't bite

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Dr.Loretta said:

TBH, I think that's a kind of silly reason to reach for a name like Bodhi when you have no other connection to the name. Just use Bo as a NN for whatever other name you come up with. It doesn't have to match the full name. We have 4 generations of boys in my family named George and only the first generation went by George. All the others have NNs, and only one of those is even related to the name George.

Truthfully I actually like Bode...And while Bode Miller is a craptastic partner/possibly father I don't know he is an awful person. He grew up skiing at our local mountain and I really don't mind that association.

Jenni0621

Bodhi

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cocohkn said:

So awful

Pretty sure I asked which was the correct spelling not if you like it.

brooksidebride

I think Bodhi is "correct". (I happen to like it a lot.)

yeah.

Bodhi (spelled like that) is nice, but I would think it odd if I met Bodhi and he wasn't at least part Indian.

Lisa&Mark

I liken Boden...Bodhi looks confusing, Bode will forever be mispronounced, and Bodie looks like a nickname.

Third&goal

I love Bo has a nickname for Robert.

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Lisa&Mark said:

I liken Boden...Bodhi looks confusing, Bode will forever be mispronounced, and Bodie looks like a nickname.

Boden was nixed by dh. I doubt Bode would be mispronounced here but nit sold on it.

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Third&goal said:

I love Bo has a nickname for Robert.

My cousin just named his son Robert and we see them often so that's not am option.

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SmileyGirl18 said:

naflmj said:

cocohkn said:

So awful

Pretty sure I asked which was the correct spelling not if you like it.

Uhhhh. You can't dictate how people will respond to a public internet post. PP is right. It is awful.

I get that is just not helpful in answering my question. Plenty of times I've asked for feedback and take what I get.

schnookee

I love the name Bodhi. Although I am not a practicing Buddhist, I've had some involvement in Buddhism and the meaning behind the name is the main reason I love it. There are a lot of names that have strong meanings but are still widely used and not necessarily recognized as a name of a certain background/religion. This name is definitely not one of those. IMO I would consider this when thinking about using the name. It's not common. People are going to ask about it. Anyone who knows anything about the name will probably assume you have some ties to Buddhism. You may not care about that at all. To each their own. Personally I think a name like that shouldn't be used without any ties to its meaning.

Dr.Loretta

Just an FYI, Bo Jackson's given name is Vincent Edward. So you can really use Bo/Beau as a NN for just about anything.

lizanddean

My son is Boden nn Bo. We love it!

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Dr.Loretta said:

Just an FYI, Bo Jackson's given name is Vincent Edward. So you can really use Bo/Beau as a NN for just about anything.

What's funny @Dr.Loretta is my 4 year old has insisted his name be Beau Vincent

foxymulder

I know it's not "real," but I went to school with several guys named Bodi. Definitely easy to pronounce and much more attractive looking than Bode.