Badie

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proper noun

A surname.

OriginArabic بديع ← French Badié →
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Meanings

proper nounBadie (plural Badies)

plural Badies

  1. A surname.

Origin

  1. FrenchBadié
  2. Arabicبديع“marvelous, wonderful”
  3. EnglishBadie

Two main origins: * Borrowed from Arabic بديع (badīʕ, “marvelous, wonderful”), a surname predominantly found in Iran and Egypt. * Borrowed from French Badié, an Occitan occupational surname for a janitor.

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Anagrams

abideAbediBeidaBieda
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APA

Badie. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Badie

MLA

“Badie.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Badie. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Badie,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Badie.

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