ZADIE  

Gender: F
Origin: Variation of SADIE
Meaning: "princess"

When aspiring writer Sadie Smith decided to change her name to Zadie at the age of fourteen, this attention-magnet name was born.

Zadie is being discussed in our message boards:

• Build a fam of 9
• lists please??
• Alvadore...am I cursing my child with this name?
• Triple A, Triple B, Triple C... Girls!
• What would you name my quirky daughter?

Read Nameberry blog posts about Zadie:

• 1910 BABY NAMES: Testing the 100-year rule
• BRITISH BABY NAMES: I Have A Feeling We’re Not In Kansas Anymore
• HEROINE NAMES: Worthy Women with Notable Names, Part 2: Cultural Icons
• PRINCESS NAMES
• Z NAMES: Beyond Zoe & Zachary