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Madeline known as Birdie

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ErikaH

ErikaH Report 4 Mar 2014 09:10

There are numerous threads on the subject of nicknames and diminutives.........check them out

Porkie_Pie

Porkie_Pie Report 3 Mar 2014 23:55

Origin of the name Madeline:

French cognate of Magdalene (of Magdala, a town on the coast of the Sea of Galilee). Var: Madeline, Madelyn. Pet: Maddi, Maddie, Maddy.
Meaning of Madeline: "high tower"

Nicknames for Madeline:
Mad
Maddie
Madie
Mads
Maddy
Made (pronounce in Spanish)
Madi
Mady
Maddi
Mad Maddie
Adie/Addie
Lynn
Elle
Ellie
Lena
Mada
Deline
Linne
Delle
Linney/Linnie

From http://www.babynamewizard.com/baby-name/girl/madeline

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Sonya

Sonya Report 3 Mar 2014 23:30

I have come across several examples of people registered as Madeline being known as Birdie. Has anyone else come across this, and does anyone know what the origin is?

Any other interesting nicknames?