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Goldye
How to Pronounce Goldye
Pronounced GOHL-dee /ˈɡoʊldi/Medium
Meaning: Goldye is an early-twentieth-century respelling of Goldie, a name taken straight from the precious metal 'gold.' It doubles as an English endearment name and an anglicized form of the Yiddish Golde, a traditional Jewish woman's name. The -ye ending gives Goldie a vintage, old-country look.Low
Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
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History & Origin
Goldye is one of several early-1900s spellings of Goldie, a name born from the word 'gold' and used both as an English endearment and as an anglicized version of the Yiddish Golde. Names drawn from precious things - Goldie, Pearl, Ruby - were fashionable in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, and immigrant families often reshaped Golde into Goldie or Goldye.
Goldye was never common, given to only about twenty girls a year even at its peak around 1915, and it had largely vanished by the nineteen-twenties. A girl named Goldye then would belong to the World War One generation, and today the name reads as a warm, antique treasure-name.
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Frequently Asked
What does the name Goldye mean?
It is a respelling of Goldie, from the word 'gold' and the Yiddish name Golde.
How do you pronounce Goldye?
It is said GOHL-dee, two syllables with the stress on the first.
Is Goldye a boy or girl name?
Goldye is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Goldye?
It has always been rare in the United States, given to only about twenty girls a year even at its peak in the early nineteen-hundreds.