Cody (given name) Cody (given name) Cody is a surname and unisex given name. It may also be spelled Coddy, Codee, Codi, Codie, Codey, Kodi, Kodie, Kody, Coty, or Koty. According to "A Dictionary of First Names", Cody is "a transferred use of the Irish surname, an Anglicized form of Gaelic O'Cuidighthigh 'descendant of Cuidightheach' (originally a byname for a helpful person), or of Mac Oda 'son of Oda' (a personal name of uncertain origin)." Its use in the United States is partially due to it being the surname of Buffalo Bill, a.k.a. William Frederick Cody. People with the given name Cody include:
Bull Rider and the Cody Nite Rodeo Bull Rider and the Cody Nite Rodeo Bull Rider and the Cody Nite Rodeo; created in 2007 is the title of an expressionist painting by American artist Blake Neubert, depicting a Cowboy riding a Bull in the nightly rodeo. In a review for The World & I Online Audrey Albright describes the piece as "Kandinsky-like," going on to note how Neubert "takes a step beyond impressionism and reaches expressionism with his "Bull Rider at the Cody Night [sic] Rodeo" . . . [Neubert's] use of color and line emphasizes the emotions and feel of riding a bull, making it possible