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The boy's name Bodie \b(o)-die\ is a variant of Boden (Scandinavian, Old French), and the meaning of Bodie is "shelter; one who brings news".

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Bodie is the best preserved ghost town in California. Perhaps the country! Bodie was once a thriving gold mining town with 10000 residents in 1879.

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Bode Miller, Skier
Bodhi Elfman

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Bodie was a character on the first season of Dawson's Creek (the boyfriend of Joey's sister Bessie)
Preston "Bodie" Broadus is a fictional drug dealer on "The Wire"