https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 23 Apr 2026 05:14:57 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-boy-name-help-spelling#post-49529 Mon, 09 Jan 2012 17:16:36 +0000 owlmom 49529@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I like Bode too. If I didn't know from your post that Bodhi was pronounced the same way, I would have pronounced it "Bod-hi". I have a name that is frequently misprounced, and I don't really mind. You should pick the spelling you like better :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-boy-name-help-spelling#post-49479 Mon, 09 Jan 2012 16:02:33 +0000 MrsH 49479@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I like Bode. I think people can butcher either if they try hard enough. (I think that way about pretty much every name). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-boy-name-help-spelling#post-49469 Mon, 09 Jan 2012 15:41:11 +0000 Mrs.KMM 49469@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I like Bode. Or I'd maybe go with Bodie. I'm not really a fan of the spelling "Bodhi" though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-boy-name-help-spelling#post-49407 Mon, 09 Jan 2012 13:33:29 +0000 BananaPancakes 49407@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Thanks for the suggestions, everyone! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-boy-name-help-spelling#post-49383 Mon, 09 Jan 2012 13:04:51 +0000 chopsuey 49383@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would go with Bodie. Bodhi can be mispronounces (body) and bode will be pronounce like a(bode). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-boy-name-help-spelling#post-49378 Mon, 09 Jan 2012 13:02:22 +0000 banana 49378@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I like Bode too. Everyone will always mispronounce even totally mainsteam names. My best friend's name is Joan and people always pronounce it as "joanne". She's constantly correcting people. I say go with what you like! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-boy-name-help-spelling#post-49371 Mon, 09 Jan 2012 12:50:54 +0000 eudyptula 49371@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>love the name bodhi! reminds me of point break, but in a good way, ha! if you're worried about the pronunciation, i agree with MrsJYW and Blushink - go with bodie </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-boy-name-help-spelling#post-49363 Mon, 09 Jan 2012 12:35:28 +0000 LuLu Mom 49363@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>To be honest I had no idea how to prounounce Bodhi, but once someone said 'Bode' like 'Kobe' i made way more sense to me. I was reading it like 'abode.' </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-boy-name-help-spelling#post-49358 Mon, 09 Jan 2012 12:31:26 +0000 cyndistar3 49358@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I like Bodhi. I think more people would pronounce it right than Bode or Bodi, I know I would. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-boy-name-help-spelling#post-49346 Mon, 09 Jan 2012 12:14:12 +0000 tequiero21 49346@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>i like the name! but not crazy about the spelling. bodhi looks very ethnic. but i'm more inclined to pronounce bodhi like it's supposed to be rather than bode (bode looks definitely like abode).... and you can't do body (like brody)....and bodie/bodee looks too close like boodie and a lil girlish.... </p> <p>maybe boedy? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-boy-name-help-spelling#post-49329 Mon, 09 Jan 2012 11:58:04 +0000 Mrs. Pickle 49329@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I like Bode, but I already knew how it was pronounced. I agree with @artbee. I think either way people will mispronounce it so spell it the way you like best. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-boy-name-help-spelling#post-49302 Mon, 09 Jan 2012 11:30:35 +0000 heffalump 49302@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I feel like either way people would pronounce it wrong, so I would just spell it the way you like it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-boy-name-help-spelling#post-49294 Mon, 09 Jan 2012 11:22:36 +0000 Mrs. Sunglasses 49294@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would say Bodie, because I personally mis pronounce Bodhi and Bode. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-boy-name-help-spelling#post-49278 Mon, 09 Jan 2012 11:10:42 +0000 mrsjyw 49278@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>How about Bodie? </p> <p>Between the two options, I prefer Bode. But, I do see that it may get mispronounced... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-boy-name-help-spelling#post-49274 Mon, 09 Jan 2012 11:08:16 +0000 BananaPancakes 49274@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MamaMoose: Yeah, that's kind of how I felt about it, as well, but every Bodhi I've ever known/heard of has spelled it that way. Except Bode Miller, who is a famous skier. I do like Bode, and it being initially pronounced "Boad" doesn't bug me since it just sounds like a nickname of a variety of names. I feel like I'm leaning towards "Bode." </p> <p>@Mrs. Bee: I was a super active (aka: really really hyper) child, so I'm hoping that giving my kid a very calm/serene name will help counteract the whole "payback's a bitch," issue. Ha! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-boy-name-help-spelling#post-49269 Mon, 09 Jan 2012 11:00:58 +0000 MamaMoose 49269@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I much prefer Bode. Yes there may be some pronounciation mistakes but it's not that hard to correct. I feel like Bodhi would kind of be a weird name if you're not part of a culture that would be associated with Sanskrit. But that's just me... it's really up to you guys what makes you more comfortable. But part of me says that if you have reservations about both spellings that maybe there is another name out there that would work better for you. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-boy-name-help-spelling#post-49264 Mon, 09 Jan 2012 10:56:54 +0000 BananaPancakes 49264@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I find it interesting that Bode would be so mispronounced, but Kobe probably wouldn't. I guess sharing a name with a famous basketball player and delicious beef suddenly makes grammatical sense to people. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-boy-name-help-spelling#post-49258 Mon, 09 Jan 2012 10:47:38 +0000 Andrea 49258@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I like Bodhi. I agree that it is a name that will get mispronounced so you should go with the spelling you like the best if you pick that name. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-boy-name-help-spelling#post-49247 Mon, 09 Jan 2012 10:34:35 +0000 Adira 49247@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>When I saw the names, I honestly was confused, because I didn't think they were pronounced the same! I was inclined to pronounce "Bodhi" like "Boad-ee" and "Bode" like "Boad" (rhymes with road).</p> <p>Although I do agree with @Winniebee - an alternative spelling might make it even more clear, but you should go with whatever you like. People are going to mispronounce the name, regardless of the spelling. Even classic simple names get mispronounced all the time. I would pick the spelling you like and just know that whatever you decide, you'll have to correct people. :P </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-boy-name-help-spelling#post-49245 Mon, 09 Jan 2012 10:34:16 +0000 Mrs. Bee 49245@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>i know a bodhi -- it is a very mellow name. and i do think that bode would be mispronounced alas.... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-boy-name-help-spelling#post-49243 Mon, 09 Jan 2012 10:32:01 +0000 BananaPancakes 49243@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@winniebee: I'm scared to get into "body" territory. I feel like Bodi takes me there. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-boy-name-help-spelling#post-49235 Mon, 09 Jan 2012 10:24:46 +0000 winniebee 49235@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I like the name! I think I prefer the spelling Bode. Bodhi I might be inclined to pronounce Bod-hee. Is Bodi an alternative spelling you would consider? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-boy-name-help-spelling#post-49224 Mon, 09 Jan 2012 10:08:50 +0000 BananaPancakes 49224@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>This weekend my husband and I finally made some progress on the name front. We have very different tastes, but both really like the name Bodhi.<br /> Bodhi is Sanskrit, and means awakening/enlightenment, but Bode is German and means messenger.<br /> I prefer the spelling of Bodhi, but Bode seems to fit us better. I'm just afraid people will pronounce it like in the word "abode," where Bodhi seems more straightforward.<br /> What is your first impression of the name and the spellings? </p>