Etymology

St Nicholas at Wade

Today it means: A village and civil parish (served by St Nicholas at Wade and Sarre Parish Council) in Thanet district, Kent, England (OS grid ref TR2666). Full definition →

Old English wæd
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  1. Old English · derived fromwæd“ford, shallow water”
  2. English todaySt Nicholas at Wade

Named after the 13th-century parish church of St Nicholas, a chapel of ease for St Mary's Church, Reculver. "Wade" is from Old English wæd (“ford, shallow water”).

Words from the same roots

Old Englishwæd all →

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