Meanings
proper noun
- A surname.
Bennet Foddy pioneered an era of gaming, whether he intended to or not, and complex puzzle platforming games are better for it.
2023 August 12, Ademilade Shodipe-Dosunmu, “What Are Foddian Games, and What's the Origin of the Name?”, in MakeUseOf, archived from the original on 13 Aug 2023
Origin
As an Irish surname, Anglicized from Ó Fuada (literally “descendant of Fuada”), from fuad (“haste, hurriedness”).
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APA
Foddy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Foddy
MLA
“Foddy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Foddy. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Foddy,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Foddy.
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