Adie

See also: adie, adié, adíe, and ādiē

English

Alternative forms

• (surname): Adee

Etymology

The given names are diminutives +‎ -ie.

Proper noun

Adie

1. A diminutive of the male given names Adam, Adrian, or Aidan, from Hebrew, Latin, or Irish
   • 1874, Bertha de Jongh, The Sisters Lawless, by the author of Rosa Noel, page 245:

     "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
   • 2010, Mary Carnaghan, Adie, iUniverse, →ISBN, page 33:

     "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.

Anagrams

• aide, daie, idea