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Virdie
How to Pronounce Virdie
Pronounced VUR-dee /ΛvΙr.di/Medium
Meaning: Virdie is a vintage American girl's name, most plausibly from the Latin 'viridis' ('green, verdant, fresh') by way of the related names Verdie and Verda. Like many affectionate '-ie' names of its era, it was given as a legal first name; its exact source is somewhat uncertain.Low
Popularity in the U.S. Β· SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880βpresent). Pink marker = peak year.
SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.
History & Origin
Virdie is best explained through the family of Verdie and Verda, from Latin viridis ('green, fresh'). It belongs to the pool of warm, '-ie' ending girls' names, often Southern, that were given as full names around the turn of the twentieth century; the precise derivation is not firmly recorded.
It was always uncommon, cresting around 1920 with only a couple dozen girls a year and vanishing by mid-century. A woman named Virdie then is now of a great-grandparent generation; the name reads as a cozy, slightly countrified antique with a fresh-green meaning at its likely root.
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Frequently Asked
What does the name Virdie mean?
Virdie is likely from Latin 'viridis' ('green, fresh'), a sister form of Verdie and Verda.
How do you pronounce Virdie?
It's said VUR-dee /ΛvΙr.di/, two syllables.
Is Virdie a boy or girl name?
Virdie is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Virdie?
Virdie has always been uncommon, an early-century vintage name.