Adie
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Definitions
- 1 A diminutive of the male given names Adam, Adrian, or 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."
- 2 A diminutive of the female given names Adele, Adriana, or Adrienne, from the Germanic languages, Latin, or French.
""I'd like if you call me Adie. It is short for Adele.""
- 3 A surname transferred from the given name derived from Adam.
"The journalist Kate Adie was born in 1945."
Example
More 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."
Etymology
The given names are diminutives + -ie.
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Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.