# Brady

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈbɹeɪdi/ · frequency rank #7,421

## Definitions
1. A habitational surname from Old English of English origin.
2. A surname from Irish.
3. A unisex given name transferred from the surname.
4. A number of places in the United States:
5. A number of places in the United States:
6. A number of places in the United States:
7. A number of places in the United States:
8. A number of places in the United States:

## Etymology
From Old English brād (“broad”) + ēage (“eye”) and brād (“broad”) + ēġ (“island”); or from Irish Ó Brádaigh.

## Easily confused with
- **bred** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/brady-vs-bred)
- **brag** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/brady-vs-brag)
- **brat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/brady-vs-brat)
- **bray** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/brady-vs-bray)
- **bran** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/brady-vs-bran)
- **brah** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/brady-vs-brah)
- **brain** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/brady-vs-brain)
- **brand** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/brady-vs-brand)
- **broad** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/brady-vs-broad)
- **bread** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/brady-vs-bread)
- **buddy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/brady-vs-buddy)
- **brave** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/brady-vs-brave)
- **bride** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/brady-vs-bride)
- **brass** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/brady-vs-brass)
- **brake** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/brady-vs-brake)
- **bravo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/brady-vs-bravo)
- **brawl** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/brady-vs-brawl)
- **Braun** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/brady-vs-braun)
- **brody** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/brady-vs-brody)
- **braid** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/brady-vs-braid)

## Common misspellings (8)
`bardy`, `bbrady`, `braddy`, `bradyy`, `brayd`, `brday`, `brrady`, `rbady`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/brady