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Nead

Nead proper noun: a surname from Middle English.

Proper noun

Nead (plural Neads)

  1. A surname from Middle English.

Forms of Nead

pluralNeads
alternative formNeeds

Origin of Nead

From Middle English nede (“need, poverty, distress”), presumably used as a nickname for a poor or needy person.

Questions about Nead

What does Nead mean?
Nead means a surname from Middle English.
What part of speech is Nead?
Nead is a proper noun.

Words near Nead in the dictionary

  1. Nea Smyrni
  2. Neace
  3. Neaces
  4. NEACP
  5. NEACPs
  6. Nead
  7. Neades
  8. Neads
  9. neaf
  10. NEAFL
  11. neafs

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