Meaning and background
The story behind Cadie
Cadie appears in historical Scottish vocabulary as a spelling of caddie. Murray’s New English Dictionary describes a young man seeking work as a messenger or errand worker and records its particular use for an eighteenth-century Edinburgh group. This gives the exact spelling a documented word association. It does not establish that a modern personal name Cadie descends from that occupation; the historical word and a family’s naming choice may have separate histories.
- Association
- Murray’s New English Dictionary explicitly lists cadie beside caddie and describes a Scottish messenger or errand worker. Source
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Recorded as a dog’s name
Cadie appears in 4 dog licence records in the 2022 New York City dataset.
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Sources and research notes (1)
- New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene NYC Dog Licensing Dataset — all seven available extract years, retrieved 24 October 2026 — Recorded name spellings in NYC licence-period rows, extract years 2016–2018, 2022–2024 and 2026. Evidence selects one stated year per name. Annual snapshots overlap; never sum them as unique dogs. No national popularity, etymology or owner naming-intent claim.
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