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Updated June 9, 2019

Boy name origins & meanings

  • Old English : Meadow

Boy name variations

How Popular Is The Name Mead

Family name origins & meanings

  • English : topographic name for someone who lived by a meadow, from Middle English mede ‘meadow’ (Old English mǣd).
  • English : metonymic occupational name for a brewer or seller of mead (Old English meodu), an alcoholic beverage made by fermenting honey.

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