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Cody

American  
[koh-dee] / ˈkoʊ di /

noun

  1. William Frederick Buffalo Bill, 1846–1917, U.S. Army scout and showman.

  2. a male given name.


Cody British  
/ ˈkəʊdɪ /

noun

  1. William Frederick. the real name of Buffalo Bill

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Cody Gakpo scored three times for the Netherlands, with Virgil van Dijk and Ryan Gravenberch also playing for them.

From BBC Jul. 19, 2026

“The principle here is quite simple: Your glasses should not know my name,” Cody Venzke, a senior staff attorney for the American Civil Liberties Union, said in a news release.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 14, 2026

“People are looking to protect more of what they earn. They want to keep it in the family,” said Cody Bardo, a co-founder of Trust & Will and its chief executive.

From MarketWatch Jul. 6, 2026

Nina and Cody, ecstatic about visiting their neighborhood splash pad, run through fountains and hop in kiddie pools, but protagonist JJ is a bit more skeptical.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 12, 2026

And Cody was careful: he changed his scores gradually over the next few days and told Atsbani he’d been studying harder.

From "Clean Getaway" by Nic Stone

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