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I would like to know the meaning of the name Quade. This is what we call our son. We believe that the name means the "Fourth" in Latin. I do remeber meating another little boy whos name was Quade when I was in elementary school, but it could have been spelled Quaid, not sure. My sons full name is William Richard Walker IV. I did not want to call him Will or Bill or anything like that so we looked up the Fourth in other languages. I would just like to be sure that it means the Fourth.
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As Anneza explained, Quade doesn't mean "fourth" in Latin. See here for a reliable explanation of the surname Quade: http://snipurl.com/dcff.
Miranda
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"Multiple exclamation marks are a sure sign of diseased mind" -- Terry Pratchett
!!!!!!!!!! ← Maud, John, Alice, Peter, Emma, Edith, Lewis, Henry, Isabel, and Joseph
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Thanks for the link, Miranda
I never knew that existed. So far it's been the only online source that has included my surname, or at the very least a definition for my surname.
I never knew that existed. So far it's been the only online source that has included my surname, or at the very least a definition for my surname.
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In Latin, 'fourth' (in the masculine form) is 'quartus'. It could have been used for a fourth son, I suppose, but we know surprisingly little about how the Romans actually spoke to their children so perhaps they did something else.
In British boys' boarding schools they used Latin for a series of brothers: the eldest Santos boy would be Santos until his younger brother joined; then you'd have Santos Major and Santos Minor. Followed if necessary by Santos Tertius and Santos Quartus.
Quade couldn't happen in Latin. But Quad- could, for instance the quadrivium was the group of four subjects that medieval kids had to learn at school, if they went. And we are familiar with quadrupeds, and quad bikes.
Of course, you did say you 'believe' that Quade means 'Fourth', and the point about belief is that if facts get in the way, you are free to ignore them - at your own risk, of course.
Your son has a beautiful name! I'm sure you could find something in there that you could call him.
In British boys' boarding schools they used Latin for a series of brothers: the eldest Santos boy would be Santos until his younger brother joined; then you'd have Santos Major and Santos Minor. Followed if necessary by Santos Tertius and Santos Quartus.
Quade couldn't happen in Latin. But Quad- could, for instance the quadrivium was the group of four subjects that medieval kids had to learn at school, if they went. And we are familiar with quadrupeds, and quad bikes.
Of course, you did say you 'believe' that Quade means 'Fourth', and the point about belief is that if facts get in the way, you are free to ignore them - at your own risk, of course.
Your son has a beautiful name! I'm sure you could find something in there that you could call him.
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Thanks for the info... I can't remember the name of the site that told me that Quade means fourth, I wish now that I could. But thankyou very much for your time. I went to the surname link and it said that Quade as a last name in German means an evil man, which isn't what I had in mind but he is already 6 months old and that is his name.
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