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A diminutive of the male given names Adam, Adrian, or Aidan, from Hebrew, Latin, or Irish quotations examples
"My only worth will be in always remembering to do the thing that pleases you; and yet, although I don't really like Adie, it has a more home-like, more whisperable sound than Adrian. Adrian is a grand, heroic sort of a name, yet what a beautiful name it is.
1874, Bertha de Jongh, The Sisters Lawless, by the author of Rosa Noel, page 245
A diminutive of the female given names Adele, Adriana, or Adrienne, from the Germanic languages, Latin, or French quotations examples
"I'd like if you call me Adie. It is short for Adele."
2010, Mary Carnaghan, Adie, iUniverse, page 33
A surname transferred from the given name derived from Adam. examples