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WDYT...

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Picknickers · 08/07/2018 23:36

Zadie? Too cutesy? I dislike Sadie as it has the word sad in it. Worried I might be going bonkers!

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notsolittlegrebe · 15/07/2018 06:04

*don't

notsolittlegrebe · 15/07/2018 06:04

I do t think Zadie is "try hard" (and I tend to think a lot of MN names are try hard). It's cool; as is Zadie Smith. Sadie is far more saccharine and cutesy imo.

DiegoMadonna · 14/07/2018 23:55

Eh? But it's not pronounced sad either!

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Picknickers · 14/07/2018 23:49

But it's not pronounced die is it? 😁 Husband has just declared it not a proper name so here we go again. Sorry to be such a bore.

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Sessy19 · 13/07/2018 12:14

Love it. Also a fan of Sadie (my goddaughters name), and of the author Zadie Smith.

ThroughThickAndThin01 · 13/07/2018 09:06

Now I can only see the ‘die’ part of the name, thanks pp Grin.

We have a couple of Sadie’s close to us, I love it.

Fivelittleduckies · 13/07/2018 02:34

I like it! Once she’s born it will be her- people won’t be so judgy/opinionated

DiegoMadonna · 13/07/2018 02:32

But OP, both Sadie and Zadie have the word "die" in the name.

That's even worse than sad!

Choccywoccyhooha · 13/07/2018 00:21

Love it. It's a fab name, particularly with the Zadie Smith link.

RedDwarves · 13/07/2018 00:18

Are Zadie and Sadie pronounced differently though? I would pronounce Zadie as zay-dee, not Sadie.

DramaAlpaca · 12/07/2018 23:05

I like it. It's much nicer than Sadie.

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Picknickers · 12/07/2018 22:57

Thanks for the input. No offence to anyone but I never get the 'too try hard' opinion. Surely it's better to try too hard than not at all?! I probably am bonkers to not like the sad of Sadie but there it is. I just don't!

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itssquidstella · 12/07/2018 22:46

I love zadie. Sadie is nice but a bit wet.

TwinkleToes86 · 12/07/2018 22:23

I love it OP!

YoucancallmeVal · 12/07/2018 22:15

Big fan of Sadie. I knew one a zillion years ago who was THE prettiest girl I ever met.

daisypond · 12/07/2018 14:26

I like it. I prefer it to Sadie, which always feels incomplete and cutesy to me. Zadie is really the same name, but it feels like a "proper" name to me - there's no logic in it.

rubyred84 · 12/07/2018 14:13

Not keen, sorry. But if you love it, go for it!

KiplingAngelCake · 12/07/2018 14:09

I prefer Sadie. Not keen on Zadie.

DowntonCrabby · 11/07/2018 08:53

I adore Sadie but quite like Zadie and I’m usually a huge alternative spelling and unique name snob.

ThroughThickAndThin01 · 11/07/2018 08:50

Love Sadie. Zadie sounds a bit odd.

bridgetreilly · 11/07/2018 08:42

I think Sadie is a lovely name and frankly I think it's a bit bonkers to dislike it because it has the word 'sad' in it.

Zadie is... okay? To me it looks a bit like trying too hard to be unique, tbh.

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Picknickers · 10/07/2018 23:51

Hmmm think it's a contender.

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RedDwarves · 10/07/2018 10:02

Not a fan. Love Sadie though.

MariaMadita · 10/07/2018 09:25

I nuch prefer Sadie. But Zadie is also nice :)

Lycanthropology · 10/07/2018 09:24

Don't like it, sorry.

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