Biddy

Biddy meaning and name origin

Biddy \b(id)-dy\ as a girl's name. Pet form of Bride or Bridget (Gaelic) "exalted one". Seldom used outside Ireland nowadays, as the phrase "an old biddy" has come to denote a tiresome old woman.

Biddy has 2 variant forms: Biddie and Bidon.

For more information, see also the related name Bedelia.

Baby names that sound like Biddy are Bitya, Beda, Betty, Bitta and Bit.

View a list of the 3 names that reference Biddy.

Popularity of Biddy

Biddy is not a popular first name for women but a very popular surname or last name for all people (#20385 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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