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Buffalo Bill Cody

Photograph of Buffalo Bill Cody Source: Library of Congress

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Given Name
Buffalo Bill
Surname
Cody

The Name Buffalo

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The Cody Surname

Origin
Irish
Meaning
An Anglicized form of the Irish Ó Cuidighthigh, meaning 'descendant of Cuidightheach'.
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