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Comments and insights on the name Koda: | Edit

I prefer this name to the more common name, Cody or Coda.

Personal experiences with the name Koda: | Edit

i might name one of my future son's this, it's not overly used.

I knew a very sweet girl named Koda, but only for a moment. She actually was a dog but sadly, a horrific accident happend and she was hit by our car. I feel bad to this day. RIP Koda

Nicknames for Koda: | Edit

None, it's a nickname for Dakota. Why shorten a nickname too?

Meanings and history of the name Koda: | Edit

It is a form of Dakota and it means "The Ally" or "Little Bear" while the name Dakota means "friend" in the Dakota language. This is the name of a Native American people of the northern Mississippi valley. Dakota is Masculine and Feminine but Koda as used in a name, not a nickname is only Masculine.

Famous real-life people named Koda: | Edit

KODA LA BEEF - BASKETBALL / BASEBALL/ FOOTBALL STAR IN UPSTATE NY.

Koda in song, story & screen: | Edit

Koda was a character in the movie "Brother Bear" as the bear cub who had lost his mother and became companion of the main character Kenai.