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Clan Brodie is a Scottish clan whose origins are uncertain. The first known Brodie chiefs were the Thanes of Brodie and Dyke in Morayshire. The Brodies were present in several clan conflicts, and during the civil war were ardent covenanters. They resisted involvement in the Jacobite uprisings, and the chief's family later prospered under the British Empire in colonial India. ==Origins of the name== Early references to Brodie were written as ''Brochy, Brothy, Brothie, Brothu, Brode.''〔(Genealogy of the Thanes and Brodies of Brodie )〕〔Shaw (1882), p.238〕 Various meanings to the name Brodie have been advanced, but given the Brodies uncertain origin, and the varying ways Brodie has been pronounced/written, these remain but suppositions. Some of the suggestions that have been advanced as to the meaning of the name Brodie are: *Gaelic for "a little ridge"; "a brow", or "a precipice";〔Arthur (1857), p.82.〕 *"ditch" or "mire", from the old Irish word ''broth'';〔Shaw (1882), p.248-249〕 *"muddy place", from the Gaelic word ''brothach'';〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Brodie Name Meaning and Origin )〕 *"a point", "a spot", or "level piece of land", from the Gaelic word ''Brodha'';〔Matheson (1905), p.119〕 *of Norman origin;〔Meirs (2006), p.301.〕 the French ''Dictionnaire de la Noblesse'' refers to a 13th-century Knight named Guy de Brothie, who married a daughter of the Knight Aimery de Gain from Limousin.〔de la Chenaye Desbois (1774), p.14, at IV Aimery de Gain;〕 *or originated from the Pict name ''Brude'', ''Bruide'' or ''Bridei'' from the Pictish King name Bridei.〔Grimble (1980), p. 52.〕〔Brodie, James (1991), p.1.〕〔(rampantscotland.com )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Clan Brodie」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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