Wade en · PROPN
Pronunciation
- /weɪd/
- (UK) audio
Etymology
From Old English wæd (“a ford”).
Meanings
- A topographic surname from Old English.
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A male given name transferred from the surname.
In due time, Charles' son was born and, because it was fashionable to name boys after their fathers' commanding officers, he was called Wade Hampton Hamilton.
1936 June 30, Margaret Mitchell, chapter VII, in Gone with the Wind, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company, →OCLC:
- A system of romanization for the Chinese language based on 19th-century Pekingese pronunciation, worked out by Thomas Wade.
- A number of places in the United States: ▸ A town in Aroostook County, Maine.
- A number of places in the United States: ▸ A census-designated place in Jackson County, Mississippi.
- A number of places in the United States: ▸ A town in Cumberland County, North Carolina.
- A number of places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Washington County, Ohio.
- A number of places in the United States: ▸ Two townships in Illinois, in Clinton County and Jasper County.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waide | alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Wadesboro · Wade-Dahl-Till shunt · St Nicholas at Wade · wadeite · Wade Hampton · Wade-Giles