Buddy Meaning

What does Buddy mean?

The name Buddy is of English origin.

The meaning of Buddy is "good friend, comrade, partner, chum".

Buddy is generally used as a boy's name.

It consists of 5 letters and 2 syllables and is pronounced Bu-ddy.

Buddy is quite an elegant name and a welcome find.

This great little boy name has a natural charm.

Buddy is also great as a middle name.

Buddy falls into the song name category.

Some famous bearers of this name include: Buddy Holly.

In the U.S. in 2018, it ranked 4,365 in baby name popularity for boys with 23 occurrences. Less than 5 girls were given the name.

In contrast, the year before it ranked 3,776 in baby name popularity for boys with 28 occurrences. Less than 5 girls were given the name.

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Variants of the name Buddy include Buddie.

Buddy has the diminutive (nickname) Bud.

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Would you like to fingerspell the name Buddy in American Sign Language?

Then just follow the diagram below.

Be creative with the name Buddy.

Just for fun, see the name Buddy in Hieroglyphics, learn about ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphics and write a Hieroglyphic message.

Learn about nautical flags and see your name or message written in nautical flags, on the Buddy in Nautical Flags page.