Addie

See also: ADDIE

English

Etymology 1

Diminutives formed with -ie.

Alternative forms

• Addy, Addi, Addeigh

Proper noun

Addie (plural Addies)

1. A diminutive of the female given names Adele, Adeline, Adelaide, and Addison or other names beginning with Ad-.
2. (rare) A diminutive of the male given names Adam and Adrian or other names beginning with Ad-.

Etymology 2

Diminutive form of the given name Adam.

Proper noun

Addie (plural Addies)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Addie is the 33731^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 675 individuals. Addie is most common among White (55.26%) and Black/African American (39.26%) individuals.

Etymology 3

Proper noun

Addie

1. A place name from the diminutive or surname:
   1. An unincorporated community in Jackson County, North Carolina, United States.
   2. A township in Griggs County, North Dakota, United States.

Etymology 4

From the brand name Adderall +‎ -ie.

Noun

Addie (countable and uncountable, plural Addies)

1. (slang) Adderall, especially when used as a cognitive enhancer or recreational drug.
   • 2013 March 4, Roger Cohen, “The Competition Drug”, in The New York Times‎^[1], New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 25 August 2025:

     “Just popped an Addie, so I’m good to go” — this sort of pretest attitude has become pervasive. Conversations with several students suggested Adderall was always available, costing from $2 to $5 a pill.

Alternative forms

• Addy

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Addie”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 9.

Anagrams

• aided, idea'd