Meaning and Origin of: Brady

The name Brady is of Old English origin and means "broad meadow."

Boy name origins & meanings

  • Old English : Broad meadow

Boy name variations

Bradley
Brad
Bradford
Braid
Braddlea
Braddlee
Braddleigh
Braddli
Braddlie
Braddly
Bradleigh
Bradlie
Braddley
Bradlay

Family name origins & meanings

  • Irish : Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Brádaigh ‘descendant of Brádach’, a byname the meaning of which is not clear. It is unlikely to be connected with Gaelic bradach ‘thieving’, ‘dishonest’, which has a short first vowel.

Famous people with this last name

Tom Brady