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Sadie

40 replies

vaganova · 01/04/2010 21:54

Would love to hear opinions on this name.

Do you think this stands well alone as a given name? I know is a short form of Sarah, but I'm not keen on Sarah at all.

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sweetkitty · 02/04/2010 18:40

DD1's middle name love it

KAEKAE · 02/04/2010 18:38

Dogs name....

avaj · 02/04/2010 17:24

Love it!
If DC3 is girl she will be a Sadie.
I had a great Aunt Sadie and she was lovely.

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vaganova · 02/04/2010 17:08

Thanks for all your comments, they've been helpful.

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ChippingIn · 02/04/2010 13:17

Sadie the cleaning lady....

I must be getting old if I'm the only one who makes this instant association...

boodleboot · 02/04/2010 10:21

i always want to sing 'sexy sadie....what have you done....la la la la' etc....so it feels slightly sexualised to me....

SuzysZoo · 02/04/2010 10:18

I nearly went for it for one of my girls but then someone told me it sounds like sadist, or shortens to sad, and that put me off. I prefer Sarah, Sara, Zara or Zadie now, as they have a slightly different sound.

5DollarShake · 02/04/2010 09:54

Lovely name - go for it.

jasper · 01/04/2010 23:55

slightly too adorable. Don't do it

lotster · 01/04/2010 23:48

One of my very loveliest friends is a Sadie. Love it. Growing up it ticked the "cool" and "pretty boxes".

bibbitybobbityhat · 01/04/2010 23:43

Yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes.

Top name!

SillyTillyBilly · 01/04/2010 23:21

It's not my taste but I know one and she is so cute. Having said that someone once said to me something along the lines about it being a name that very posh people use and also very working class but nothing in between (not my comment I might add!) I only know one!

I prefer Sarah personally with the nn Sadie.

sunshiney · 01/04/2010 23:05

I LOVE it

Mousesmummy · 01/04/2010 22:07

DH's nan is Sadie and we have a little one at our school - LOVE IT! Not likely to become 'over-popular' but still sounds like a 'proper' name IYKWIM.

SqueezyB · 01/04/2010 21:59

I really like Sadie! It's one I've been toying with, my only concern is whether it sounds a bit american.

I think it's fine as a stand alone name.