James Buchanan Diamond Jim, 1856–1917, U.S. financier, noted for conspicuously extravagant living.
Mathew B., 1823?–96, U.S. photographer, especially of the Civil War.
a male given name.
What does brady- mean? Brady- is a combining form used like a prefix meaning “slow.” It is used in scientific and medical terms, especially in pathology. Brady- comes from the Greek bradýs, meaning “slow, heavy.”
< Greek, combining form of bradýs slow, heavy
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This is me telling you Haaland was probably going to score some goals Tuesday against Iraq in the House of Tom Brady.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 17, 2026
Baroness Brady has been a member of the House of Lords since 2014 and has served as one of Lord Sugar's assistants on The Apprentice for 16 years.
From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026
Other prominent athletes who became his patients include former Lakers legend Kobe Bryant and star NFL quarterbacks Tom Brady, Aaron Rodgers and Joe Burrow.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2026
To deal with others, he has sent Karoline Leavitt, his pep secretary, into the Brady Briefing Room to handle the reporters he despises.
From Salon • Jun. 12, 2026
Jim Brady, one of his graduate students, was tinkering at his lab table on the second floor of LeConte when Ernest bounded in, dragged Brady to the blackboard, and sketched out the equations.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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