Meaning and background
The story behind Addie
Addie is a diminutive used for Adelaide, Adeline, Addison and other names with the same opening sound. Because those longer names have different histories, Addie should not be assigned one fixed inherited meaning without knowing the intended connection. Its specialist entry gives a two-syllable English reading with initial stress. A dog can be called Addie as its complete everyday name; an owner honouring a relative can explain which longer form, if any, belongs to that particular naming story.
- Origin
- English diminutive of Adelaide, Adeline, Addison and other names sharing the opening sound. Source
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About Addie
Recorded as a dog’s name
Addie appears in 11 dog licence records in the 2026 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/ædi/
US English sound sequence, converted from the CMU dictionary. Stress marks are shown separately.
Stress on the first syllable in the recorded US readings.
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/ædi/ · primary stress on syllable 1AE1 D IY0
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Sources and research notes (2)
- New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene NYC Dog Licensing Dataset — extract_year 2026 — Dog licence periods, not unique dogs; NYC only. No owner-level fields retrieved.
- Carnegie Mellon University / CMU Sphinx maintainers CMU US English Pronouncing Dictionary — US English dictionary readings; not owner-specific or exhaustive multilingual pronunciation
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