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Caddie

OriginDiminutive of Caroline, French
Meaning"free man"

About Caddie

Trapped somewhere in the nether region between Haddie and Catie, with the added confusion of sounding like someone who works on a golf course. Caddie Woodlawn was a TV heroine of the Old West in the 1980s. Caddie had its moment, but we don't see it becoming one of the more popular girl names starting with C.

In Colonial times, Caddie was a nickname for Caroline.

Pronounced KAD-ee.

As of October 2026, Caddie ranked #5076 in US births in 1925 SSA, peaked at #782 in 1886.

Editor's take: The name Caddie is a girl's name meaning "free man".

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  • Catherine "Caddie" Edmonds

    Australian author of "Caddie, the Story of a Barmaid"

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  • "Caddie Woodlawn

    " a novel by Carol Ryrie Brink and its main character

  • Caddy Jellyby

    marries dancing master Prince Turveydrop in "Bleak House" (1853) by Charles Dickens

  • Candace "Caddy" Compson

    character in "The Sound and the Fury" (1929) by William Faulkner

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