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What does Maddy mean?
Maddy as a name for girls (also used as boys' name Maddy) is of Hebrew and Old English derivation, and the meaning of Maddy is "woman from Magdala; maiden; young, unmarried woman". Maddy is an alternate form of Madeline (Hebrew): variant spelling of Madeleine. Maddy is also a derivative of Maida (Old English).
ASSOCIATED WITH old english, young
Variations
VARIANTS Maydey, Mayda, Maidie, Mady, Maddie▲, Mada
RELATIONS VIA MADELINE, MAIDA Madalyn, Madel, Madelyn▲, Madena, Madge▼, Madilyn▲, Madina, Madlen, Madlin, Madlyn, Madzia, Magda, Maidel, Mala, Maud▼, Maude▼
CREATIVE FORMS(female) Medy, ..
(male) Madal, ..
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Maddy Naomi (M.N.), ..
How popular is Maddy?
Maddy is an unusual first name for women but a very prominent surname for both adults and children (#15720 out of 150436, Top 10%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Which version is better?
Mada, Madalyn (#731 IN 2018), Maddie (#1145), Madeline (#100), Madelyn (#72), Madge, Madilyn (#328), Madlyn, Magda, Maida, Maidie, Maud and Maude are the prominent variation forms of Maddy (OUTSIDE TOP 2000) ranked in the Top 2000. Other variants, like Maidel, are seldom used. Adoption of these forms of Maddy reached its most widespread a century ago (MEDIAN #1289) and is now significantly lower (#1413, ▼62.3%). Madeline has been the most well-known version, though Madelyn is currently the top form, while versions like Madge are now less popular. (2018 BIRTH STATISTICS)
Similar Names
Maddy is alike in pronunciation to Maudie▼, Meda▼, Medea, Media and Medie. Other recommended sound-alike names are Addy, Biddy, Caddy, Cady, Candy▼, Eddy, Jady, Jandy, Kady, Kandy, Lady, Laidy, Macey▼, Macy, Madra, Maery, Maggy, Maguy, Maicy, Maisy, Mally, Manda▼, Mandi▼, Mando, Mandy▼, Marcy▼, Margy, Marjy, Marty, Mary▼, Matty, Maxy, May▼, Mayde, Mazey, Mindy▼, Nady, Randy▼, Sandy▼, Tandy, Wandy and Zandy. These names tend to be more frequently used than Maddy.
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