SADIE  

Gender: F
Origin: Diminutive of SARAH
Meaning: "princess"

Popularity in 2008: #109

Stylish along with its whole class of sweetly frumpy -- or frumpily sweet -- nickname names: think Josie, Milly, Tilly; this one has a lot more sass. Adam Sandler chose it for his daughter, though Oprah Winfrey, we hate to tell ya, chose it for her dog.

Variations:
Seidy, Saddie, Saidey, Sada, Sadye, Sadah, Sadiey, Saidee, Syde, Sadi, Sady, Saida, Sadelle, Sadee, Sydelle, Saydee, Sayde, Saidie, Saydie, Saide, Saidia, Saidy, Saidi, Sydella, Sadey

People who like Sadie also like:

Stella, Eliza, Lucy, Matilda, Ruby, Scarlett

Sadie is being discussed in our message boards:

• big family game!
• Alternitives to the top 10 boys and girls names!
• isla
• An Aversion To "Y"
• I'm going to go insane! Nn for Charlotte

Read Nameberry blog posts about Sadie:

• OLD LADY NAMES: Ready for the Next Wave?
• HEROINE NAMES: Worthy Women with Notable Names, Part 2: Cultural Icons
• NEW NAMES IN THE CELEBRISPHERE
• NAMEBERRY HERESIES: Those nameberry faves are not loved by all
• JUST JOSIES: Nickname names--are they enough?