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English word origin

Etymology of Rada

After the personal name (Rada Dany) of a prominent local family.

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Source etymology 1

Original entry ↗
name

An unincorporated community in West Virginia.

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

After the personal name (Rada Dany) of a prominent local family.

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Source etymology 2

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name

A transliteration of the Bulgarian or Ukrainian female given name Ра́да (Ráda)

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

Feminine form of dialectal Bulgarian and Ukrainian рад (rad, “glad, thankful”), from Proto-Slavic *radъ.

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  • Derivation mention*radъsla-pro
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Source etymology 3

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noun

In Haitian voodoo, a class of loa of Dahomeyan origin, chiefly associated with warmth and benevolence.

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Apparently a local form of Arada (now Allada), a city in ancient Dahomey.

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Source etymology 4

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name

Alternative letter-case form of rada.

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

Alternative forms.

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