Audie as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Audie

What is the meaning of the name Audie ?

The baby name Audie is a boy name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced AW-dee.

Audie is English in Origin.

Audie is a modern English hypocoristic rather than an inherited medieval name. Its clearest etymology is as a pet form of Audrey, whose earliest Old English form is Æðelþryð, composed of æþel noble and þryð strength. In male use it may also shorten Auden, from Old English Ealdwine old friend, or echo Edward, from Eadweard wealthy guardian; these are separate lines behind the same Aud- sound.

U.S. Social Security data record Audie for both sexes from the 1880s, with early female use probably tied to Audrey and later male use reinforced by Audie Leon Murphy, the Texas-born soldier and actor. The name peaked in the United States in the 1950s and has since become rare, though it remains more often masculine in recent records. Spellings such as Audy and Auddie are occasional.