Buddy

English, nickname name

Buddy Origin and Meaning

The name Buddy is a boy's name.

Until recently it was rarely used as a proper name; Buddy Holly, for example, was christened Charles, and Salinger's Buddy Glass was born Webb. Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver did name his fourth child Buddy Bear Maurice--a fittingly named brother to Poppy Honey Rosie, Daisy Boo Pamela and Petal Blossom Rainbow, and singer Tom Fletcher has a double-nicknamed Buddy Bob.

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Famous People Named Buddy

  • Charles Hardin "Buddy" Holly
    American rock musician
  • George "Buddy" Guy
    American blues musician
  • Bernard "Buddy" Rich
    American jazz drummer
  • George Gard "Buddy" DeSylva
    American songwriter
  • Elzie Wylie "Buddy" Baker
    American NASCAR driver
  • Christian Ludolf "Buddy" Ebsen
    American character actor
  • Buddy Hackett (born Leonard Hacker)
    American actor/comedian
  • Buddy Clark (born Samuel Goldberg)
    American pop singer
  • Charles Elson "Buddy" Roemer
    American politician, former governor of Louisiana
  • Buddy Rogers
    ring name of Herman Gustav Rohde, American pro wrestler
  • Bartolo "Buddy" Valastro Jr.
    American baker and reality TV personality ("Cake Boss")
  • Bartolo "Buddy" Valastro III
    son of Cake Boss Buddy Valastro
  • Buddy Wayne Knox
    American rock singer
  • Chavano Rainier "Buddy" Heild
    Bahamian basketball player
  • Buddy (born Sebastian Erl)
    German pop singer
  • Buddy Jewell
    American country music singer
  • Napoleon Buddy D'umo
    American choreographer
  • Buddy Bear Maurice Oliver
    son of chefs Jamie and Jools Oliver
  • Buddy Mac Taylor Dawson (b. 2011)
    son of actor Ashley Taylor Dawson
  • Buddy Bob Fletcher (b. 2016)
    son of singer Tom Fletcher & author Giovanna Fletcher

The name Buddy in Pop Culture

  • Buddy the Elf
    main character in movie "Elf"
  • Buddy Robinson
    character from movie "Get Low"
  • Buddy Faith
    character in video game "Ace Attorney Investigations"
  • Buddy Blue
    character in animated series "Rainbow Brite"
  • Buddy Bailey
    character in "Sims" series
  • Buddy Barrett
    character in The Babysitters Club series
  • Buddy Clark
    main character in "Buddy" by Nigel Hinton and a British TV series
  • "Buddy
    " 1997 film about a gorilla named Buddy
  • Buddy Lembeck
    character in the TV series "Charles in Charge"

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