addy
/ˈædi/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 2.82 in modern English
9
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
2
Syllables
3
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
name
A diminutive of the female given names Adelaide, Adeline, Adrienne, and Addison, from the Germanic languages or French or transferred from the surname.
name
A diminutive of the male given name Adam, from Hebrew.
name
A surname originating as a patronymic, derived from the given name Adam.
Example Sentences
- "My e-mail addy is being spammed. I should've kept it private."
- "My name is Addison Jane Dawson, but you can call me Addy; everyone else does."
- ""Let be, Addy, let be. Ben will be joking. Why, he's i' the right to laugh at me--I canna help laughing at myself." "I shan't loose him till he promises to let the door alone," said Adam."
Etymology
Shortenings + -y.
Word Breakdown
- Suffix: y