Wade Name Meaning & Origin
Wade
Pronunciation: WAYD (key)
Origin of the name Wade:
Transferred use of the surname derived from the Old English wada (go), which is from the verb wadan (to go). Alternatively, the name arose from the Old English gewæd, wæd (ford, wading place) and was indicative of one who dwelled near a ford.
From A World of Baby Names by Teresa Norman.
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Wade Hampton, Confederate officer
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Wade Load, kid genius and tech specialist on Disney Channel's animated series "Kim Possible"
Wade Hamilton, Scarlett O'Hara's son by her first husband in the novel, Gone With the Wind
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