Wadie meaning | Last name Wadie origin

Lastname Wadie is variant form of Wildish. The Weald of Sussex is commonly called 'The Wild,' and its denizens, however harmless and civil, are known on the South Downs, and other neighbouring localities, as "Wildish men."

Wadie is a variant of the Waldy. The same as Waldie - This family, long settled near Kelso, county of Roxburgh, have at different times written themselves Waitho, Watho, Waltho, and Waldie. The etymology is unknown. Antiquatarian Ferguson makes it the same as the Scandinavian name Valdi.

Wadie is variant of the Waldie. This family, long settled near Kelso, county of Roxburgh, have at different times written themselves Waitho, Watho, Waltho, and Waldie. The etymology is unknown. Antiquatarian Ferguson makes it the same as the Scandinavian name Valdi.

A form of Waddy. The same as Wadding - Perhaps the patronymical form of the Anglo-Saxon Wade. 'Waddington, Waddingham, Waddingworth, etc., as names of places, seem to be derived from this source. According to historian D'Alton the name is of record in Ireland, from temp. Edward III.

A variant of Wold. Dweller at, or in, the wold or forest.

Wadie is a variation of Wald. Dweller near, or in a forest; one who came from Wald, i.e., forest, in Germany.

The surname is a variation of Wold. An unwooded hill.