Adie
Adie proper noun: a diminutive of the male given names Adam, Adrian, and Aidan, from Hebrew, Latin, or Irish.
Proper noun
Adie
- A diminutive of the male given names Adam, Adrian, and Aidan, from Hebrew, Latin, or Irish.
- "My only worth will be in always remembering to do the thing that pleases you; and yet, although I don't really like Adie, it has a more home-like, more whisperable sound than Adrian. Adrian is a grand, heroic sort of a name, yet what a beautiful name it is.1874, Bertha de Jongh, The Sisters Lawless, by the author of Rosa Noel, page 245
- A diminutive of the female given names Adele, Adriana, and Adrienne, from the Germanic languages, Latin, or French.
- "I'd like if you call me Adie. It is short for Adele."2010, Mary Carnaghan, Adie, iUniverse, →ISBN, page 33
- A surname transferred from the given name derived from Adam.
- The journalist Kate Adie was born in 1945.
Forms of Adie
| alternative form | Adee |
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Origin of Adie
The given names are diminutives + -ie.
Phrases with Adie
Questions about Adie
- What does Adie mean?
- Adie means a diminutive of the male given names Adam, Adrian, and Aidan, from Hebrew, Latin, or Irish.
- What part of speech is Adie?
- Adie is a proper noun.
Words near Adie in the dictionary
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