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Birdie

Meaning — A diminutive of names beginning with Bir- or Bird-, or a standalone nickname from the English word bird — from the Old English bridd, meaning a young bird or nestling. As a given name, Birdie flourished in the late 19th and early 20th centuries in the United States and has seen a modest revival as a vintage name. Its use reflects the Victorian and Edwardian fashion for nature names and diminutives as feminine given names.·Old English origin·Female·BUR-dee

Birdie Birdie is a name of sweet vintage warmth — small, melodic, and slightly whimsical, it suits characters whose lightness of spirit conceals real resilience. It is a name for women who are underestimated precisely because they seem decorative, but who turn out to be the ones who have survived everything and are still singing.

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Historical FictionSouthern FictionLiterary FictionContemporary Fiction

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Variations & nicknames

BirdieBirdBertie

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Birdie BeaumontBirdie CallowayBirdie HargroveBirdie LangfordBirdie PruittBirdie Wren

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Gardner

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