Meaning of Adie | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A diminutive of the male given names Adam, Adrian, or Aidan, from Hebrew, Latin, or Irish.
2. A diminutive of the female given names Adele, Adriana, or Adrienne, from the Germanic languages, Latin, or French.
3. A surname transferred from the given name derived from Adam.

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Examples

“"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.”

“"I'd like⟳ if you call⟳ me Adie. It is short for Adele."”

“The journalist Kate Adie was born in 1945.”

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