Frequency: (123)
(number of times this surname appears in a sample database of 88.7 million names, representing one third of the 1997 US population)
1. Muslim: respelling of a personal name based on Arabic badī῾ ‘original’, ‘wonderful’, ‘unique’. Al-Badī῾ ‘the Sole Creator’ is an attribute of Allah.
2. French: shortened form of Abadie.
3. French (Badié): southern (Occitan) occupational name from medieval Latin baderius ‘janitor’.
GIVEN NAMES: Muslim 13%. Ahmad, Alireza, Amin, Badie, Fuad, Saeid, Shirin.
See the Key to the Dictionary or consult the General Introduction for further explanation.
