Addy
A diminutive of the female given names Adelaide, Adeline, Adrienne, or Addison, from the Germanic languages or French or transferred from the surname.
Proper noun
- A diminutive of the female given names Adelaide, Adeline, Adrienne, or Addison, from the Germanic languages or French or transferred from the surname.
- My name is Addison Jane Dawson, but you can call me Addy; everyone else does. - 2009, J. Scott Romig, The Lookout Tree, Author House, →ISBN, page 1:
- A diminutive of the male given name Adam, from Hebrew.
- "Let be, Addy, let be. Ben will be joking. Why, he's i' the right to laugh at me--I canna help laughing at myself." "I shan't loose him till he promises to let the door alone," said Adam. - 1859, George Eliot...
- A surname originating as a patronymic, derived from the given name Adam.
Origin
Diminutive forms with -y.
Forms
Derived
Noun
- Alternative form of Addie (“Adderall”).
Origin
From the brand name Adderall + -y.