meade

M3E1A1D2E1
/ˈmiːd/

proper noun

A surname.

OriginIrish Midheach →
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Meanings

meade1

nounmeade (countable and uncountable, plural meades)

plural meades

  1. countableobsoleteuncountableObsolete form of mead.

Meade2

proper nounMeade (countable and uncountable, plural Meades)

plural Meades

  1. countableuncountableA surname.
  2. A place in the United States:
    1. countableuncountableA river in Alaska.
    2. countableuncountableA city, the county seat of Meade County, Kansas; named for army officer George Meade.
    3. countableuncountableA township in Huron County, Michigan.
    4. countableuncountableA township in Mason County, Michigan, named after George Meade.
    5. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Pickaway Township, Pickaway County, Ohio.
  3. countableuncountableA male or female given name transferred from the surname, of rare usage.

Origin

  1. IrishMidheach
  2. EnglishMeade

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 * Anglicized form of Irish Midheach, superseded spelling of Míoch (“Meathman, a native of Meath”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Sounds the same

meadMeadmeed

Anagrams

edemaMedeaadeem
Cite this entry
APA

meade. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/meade

MLA

“meade.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/meade. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “meade,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/meade.

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