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Vadie
How to Pronounce Vadie
Pronounced VAY-dee /ˈveɪ.di/Medium
Meaning: Vadie reads as an affectionate form of Vada or Veda, names of uncertain root sometimes tied to the Sanskrit veda meaning knowledge, and it fits the sweet -ie names of the early twentieth-century South.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
Vadie is a homespun early twentieth-century name, an -ie form of Vada or Veda, the latter sometimes linked to the Sanskrit veda, knowledge, though the everyday root is unclear. It appeared for American girls only faintly, around 1915.
It was never common, given to only about twenty girls a year at most, and it had disappeared by the nineteen-fifties. A girl named Vadie then would be a great-grandmother now. It reads as a tender antique rather than a name coming back.
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Frequently Asked
What does the name Vadie mean?
It is an affectionate form of Vada or Veda, sometimes tied to the Sanskrit veda, knowledge.
How do you pronounce Vadie?
It is said VAY-dee /ˈveɪ.di/, two syllables with the stress on the first.
Is Vadie a boy or girl name?
Vadie is used as a girls name.
How popular is Vadie?
It has always been very rare, given to only about twenty girls a year at its peak in the nineteen-tens.