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Meade.

A surname.

5 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈmiːd/
  1. A surname.

    countable · uncountable
  2. A place in the United States: A river in Alaska.

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  3. A place in the United States: A city, the county seat of Meade County, Kansas; named for army officer George Meade.

    countable · uncountable
  4. A place in the United States: A township in Huron County, Michigan.

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  5. A place in the United States: A township in Mason County, Michigan, named after George Meade.

    countable · uncountable
  6. A place in the United States: An unincorporated community in Pickaway Township, Pickaway County, Ohio.

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  7. A male or female given name transferred from the surname, of rare usage.

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Where this word comes from

Two main origins: * A variant of Mead, a topographic or occupational surname. * Anglicized form of Irish Midheach, superseded spelling of Míoch (“Meathman, a native of Meath”).

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