Moody在英语只是作为姓,并没有这个名(firstname)Moody这个姓起源自13世纪的爱尔兰,英美的词典对于这个姓是这般描述的。Moody:Afamilyname.Nicknameforacourageous,arrogant,orfoolhardyperson,oronequicklymovedtoanger,fromMiddleEnglishmodie‘impetuous’,‘haughty’,‘angry’(OldEnglishmōdig‘brave’,‘proud’,frommōd‘spirit’,‘mind’,‘courage’).ThisEnglishnamehasbeenestablishedinIrelandsincethelate13thcentury牛津大学出版社专门出版过一本《Adictionaryoffirstnames》的工具书,是列举全部“名”的字典,当中找不到Moody.