Wade.
A topographic surname from Old English.
Meaning & usage
A topographic surname from Old English.
A male given name transferred from the surname.
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.
Where this word comes from
From Old English wæd (“a ford”).
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.