Meanings
brady1
present singular third person bradies · participle present bradying · participle past bradied · past bradied
- colloquialintransitivemedicineTo have or experience an abnormally low heartbeat, defined as under 60 beats per minute for an adult; to have or experience bradycardia
He is bradying down.
Brady2
plural Bradys · alternative Bradish
- A habitational surname from Old English of English origin.
- A surname from Irish.
- A unisex given name transferred from the surname.
- A number of places in the United States:
- A village in Lincoln County, Nebraska.
- A city, the county seat of McCulloch County, Texas.
- A number of townships in Michigan (2), Ohio (1) and Pennsylvania (5).
Origin
- IrishÓ Brádaigh
- Old Englishbrād“broad”
- EnglishBrady
From Old English brād (“broad”) + ēage (“eye”) and brād (“broad”) + ēġ (“island”); or from Irish Ó Brádaigh.
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Cite this entry
brady. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brady
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