Addy

See also: addy and Addý

English

Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

Diminutive forms with -y.

Alternative forms

  • (given name): Addie
  • (female given name): Addi

Proper noun

Addy (plural Addys or Addies)

  1. A diminutive of the female given names Adelaide, Adeline, Adrienne, or Addison, from the Germanic languages or French or transferred from the surname.
    • 2009, J. Scott Romig, The Lookout Tree, Author House, →ISBN, page 1:
      My name is Addison Jane Dawson, but you can call me Addy; everyone else does.
  2. A diminutive of the male given name Adam, from Hebrew.
  3. A surname originating as a patronymic, derived from the given name Adam.

Etymology 2

From the brand name Adderall + -y.

Noun

Addy (countable and uncountable, plural Addies)

  1. Alternative form of Addie (Adderall).

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