indicate the level to which a name has been verified.
Meaning & History
Popularized by American skier Bode Miller (1977-), born Samuel Bode Miller, in whose case it was inspired by the English word bode meaning "to indicate by signs, as future events", according to his 2005 autobiography. He claims that his name is pronounced as two syllables, unlike the vocabulary word, because 'the diminutive form stuck'.