English word origin

Etymology of Lade

* As a Norwegian surname, from Old Norse hlaða (“to stack, pile”). * As a north German surname, variant of Ladwig, Ludwig. * Also as a German surname, from the archaic noun Lade (“chest”). * As an English surname, from O

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Source etymology 1

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name

A surname. · A coastal hamlet in Lydd parish, Folkestone and Hythe district, Kent, England (OS grid ref TR0820).

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Derivation mentionhlaðanon · to stack, pile
Derivation mentionladang · waterway

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Source etymology 2

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name

An ancient island off the coast of Miletus; now part of the mainland of Asia Minor.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Λάδη (Ládē).

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