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Broderick

American  
[brod-er-ik, brod-rik] / ˈbrɒd ər ɪk, ˈbrɒd rɪk /

noun

  1. a male given name.


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Kani’s best-known performance in “‘Master Harold’” is as the younger employee, Willie, in the 1984 film adaptation co-starring Matthew Broderick and Zakes Mokae.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026

Brian Broderick leads the verification division of U.S.

From Salon • Feb. 27, 2026

Marie Docherty, 84, Mary Broderick, 83, Margaret McLafferty, 67, Kathleen McLean, 76, and Mary Doyle, 80, were named on an indictment which contains 108 charges.

From BBC • Dec. 30, 2025

In the nominally central roles of Tartuffe and Orgon, Mr. Broderick and Mr. Cross are both oddly subdued.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 17, 2025

After a few minutes of experimentation, I discovered that the only computer that would power on was one of the oldest, the IMSAI8080, the same model of computer Matthew Broderick owned in WarGames.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline