Mead
proper nounattested in dialogue
A surname from Old English.
proper noun
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A surname from Old English.
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A place name: A rural community in Cochrane District, north-eastern Ontario, Canada.
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A place name: A locality in the Shire of Gannawarra, northern Victoria, Australia
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A place name: In the United States: A statutory town in Weld County, Colorado.
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A place name: In the United States: A township in Merrick County, Nebraska.
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A place name: In the United States: A village in Saunders County, Nebraska.
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A place name: In the United States: A township in Belmont County, Ohio.
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A place name: In the United States: A town in Bryan County, Oklahoma.
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A place name: In the United States: A township in Warren County, Pennsylvania.
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A place name: In the United States: A census-designated place in Spokane County, Washington, named after George Meade.
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A place name: In the United States: An unincorporated community in Raleigh County, West Virginia.
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A place name: In the United States: A town in Clark County, Wisconsin.
Etymology
Two main origins: * A topographic surname for someone who lived by a meadow, from Old English mǣd (“meadow”). * A metonymic occupational surname for a brewer or seller of mead, from Old English medu (“mead”).
Forms
- plural
- Meads