Dod or Doddie is a Scottish nickname, usually a diminutive or

tee-name A tee-name is a form of nickname traditionally used in the north-east of Scotland to disambiguate people with the same name or in the same family, in the same way as the agnomen (or in early periods the cognomen) was used in Roman naming convention ...

for "George". People with the nickname include: *

Dod Brewster George 'Dod' Brewster (7 October 1891 – 18 November 1964) was a Scottish former professional football centre-half who played for Aberdeen, Everton, and Wolverhampton Wanderers. Club career Aberdeen Brewster made his Aberdeen debut in a gam ...

(1891–?), Scottish footballer *

George Burrell (rugby union) George "Dod" Burrell (21 January 1921 – 28 July 2001) was a Scotland international rugby union player. He later became an international referee and president of the Scottish Rugby Union. Rugby Union career Amateur career He played club rugby ...

(1921–2001), Scotland rugby union player, referee and administrator *

Dod Gray George Leitch "Dod" Gray (12 April 1909 – 2 September 1975) was a Scottish rugby union, and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1930s, who played at hooker, i.e. number 2.Bath, p87 Rugby union He was capped four times for ...

(c. 1909–1975), Scottish rugby union and professional rugby league footballer *

Dod Orsborne George Black Orsborne (4 July 1902 – 23 December 1957), also known as Dod Orsborne, was a Grimsby trawler captain and seafarer, who acquired notoriety in 1936 when he took the trawler '' Girl Pat'' on an unauthorised voyage across the Atlanti ...

(1902–1957), Scottish seafarer * Dod Procter (1890–1972), English woman painter *

Doddie Weir George Wilson "Doddie" Weir (4 July 1970 – 26 November 2022) was a Scottish rugby union player who played as a lock. He made 61 international appearances for the Scotland national team and represented the British & Irish Lions. With the ch ...

(1970-2022), Scottish international rugby union player

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