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Sundae
Pronounced SUN-day /ˈsʌn.deɪ/High
Meaning: Sundae is the American word for an ice cream dish with syrup and toppings, coined in the late 1800s and probably an altered spelling of Sunday. As a given name it is a playful word name, sometimes also read as a spelling of Sunday.Low
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U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
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History & Origin
Sundae is a word name, borrowed from the ice cream dish that soda fountains invented in the late nineteenth century; the spelling is generally taken as an altered form of Sunday. Used as a first name it is bright, sweet and deliberately whimsical, and some families intend the day of the week rather than the dessert, which we note (said 'SUN-day').
It appears only very rarely for girls in the U.S. Very rare, playful, and word-name direct.
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What does the name Sundae mean?
Sundae is the English word for the ice cream dish, itself an altered spelling of Sunday; as a name it is a playful word name.
How do you pronounce Sundae?
It's said SUN-day /ˈsʌn.deɪ/ — two syllables, stress on the first.
Is Sundae a boy or girl name?
Sundae is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Sundae?
Sundae is a very rare name for girls in the U.S.