Message: "Sadie" - Behind the Name

[Facts] Sadie

by Agata (ADT)

12/15/2006, 6:13 PM

I'm not sure whether there would be statistics on this but how common is it for a Sarah to use the pet form Sadie?

#Sadie

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- Haven (guest) +3

12/15/2006, 9:52 PM

Not very, I think

I've heard Sally used more over.

- Agata (ADT) +2

12/16/2006, 9:39 AM

Thanks. Sarah/Sara is just such a short name that really it doesn't need a pet name... although I have met Sadies who were solely Sadies...

- Haven (guest) +1

12/16/2006, 11:22 AM

Not a problem

I think Sadie/Sally were used as nicknames more often in the past than now - like Jack was for John. The nicknames have become established names.

- Chrisell

12/17/2006, 1:30 PM

They are used less often now because it's far less common for children to be given their parents' names. Nicknames like Sally and Sadie were meant to distinguish Sarah-the-mother from Sarah-the-daughter. That's rarely necessary these days.

:-)

~Chrisell~

Proudly Australian

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