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:
Samuel Franklin Cody England, Cody and Mrs King lived together as husband and wife. She used the name Lela Marie Cody and was generally assumed to be his legal wife. Her younger sons, Leon and Vivian (King), were known as Cody. However, the marriage of Cody and Maud was never legally dissolved. While in England, Cody, Lela and her sons toured the music halls, which were very popular at the time, giving demonstrations of his horse riding, shooting and lassoing skills. While touring Europe in the mid-1890s, Cody capitalized on the bicycle craze by staging a series of horse vs. bicycle races against