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info about my middle name Cady
does anyone know anything about Cady, my middle name???? its pronounced (KAY-dee) by the way. the only place i've ever heard it again is for the new movie mean girls w/ lindsay lohan. anyone know about it???? anyone w/ the same name??? write back!!! thanks bunches!!!
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what is lindsay lohans middlename?
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"Arthur, in his Etymological Dictionary of Names, says that Cady is derived from Ca-dia, a Gaelic word signifying the House of God. He also says that Cadie in Scottish is an errand boy, a messenger. From the foregoing it would seem that the name had its origin among the Gael of the north and nourished there later by the Scotch, from whom it found its way over the border into England, where it has long flourished; thence it came early to America, where it has taken deep root and furnished a host of worthy representatives, from the hardy yeoman to men in business centers and honored names in all the nobler professions of our land."This patronymic, like many other names, has undergone many changes in spelling. In the ancient Hundred Rolls it is Cade, then Caddie, Caddy, Cadye, Kadye, Cadey, and last, Cady, which form now holds in this country."Hope this helps!
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I've seen so many possible origins of Cady including those posted by Chrisell. Other ones I've seen in books are:Old English meaning "gentle"Derived from Kadia (English) meaning "hillock".
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Cady could be:a short form of Cadence
a modern feminine form of Kade
related to Cadifollow the hyperlinks for meanings etc. :-)
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Please don't use more than one name Riley/Halleyhttp://www.behindthename.com/messages/39261.html - Signed as Riley
http://www.behindthename.com/bmessages/49019.html - Signed as HalleyMiranda
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sorry miranda!!!!! explanation.....its a family tradition to name people with many names like 1st name name middle names: name name name name name last name i use diff. ones.
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