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Jody

American  
[joh-dee] / ˈdʒoʊ di /

noun

  1. a male or female given name.


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Woking director of football Jody Brown says there were "growing concerns" across the club before the National League side parted ways with former England striker Jermain Defoe as manager.

From BBC Jul. 25, 2026

In his absence, the team has been held by a trust controlled by Allen’s sister, Jody Allen, with a mandate that the team eventually be sold.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 12, 2026

Hochstein, 43, and her former partner Jody Glidden, 52, were booked on felony charges of unlawfully intercepting oral statements from the Miami housewife’s ex-husband Leonard “Lenny” Hochstein.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 16, 2026

With my older sister, Jill, and two younger ones, Jody and Jami, we put on backyard plays for our parents and their friends.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 17, 2026

Jody, at his work in the box stalls said to Billy Buck, “Maybe I’ll leave Gabilan in the corral when I go to school today.”

From "The Red Pony" by John Steinbeck

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