chad- and I don't mean the country in Africa or the boy's name
I know this site is about people's names but I have looked everywhere for the derivation of the word chad we are hearing so much about lately. I KNOW it's a piece of paper from a punch card, but WHY ON EARTH is it called a chad. All the dictionaries I've found say origin unknown. SOMEONE must know. Help me out here if you can--I can't sleep--this is driving me nuts!
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chad- and I don't mean the country in Africa or the boy's name  ·  Janet  ·  11/28/2000, 8:20 PM
Re: chad- and I don't mean the country in Africa or the boy's name  ·  Daividh  ·  12/2/2000, 4:40 PM
Re: chad- and I don't mean the country in Africa or the boy's name  ·  Janet  ·  12/4/2000, 5:57 PM
Re: chad- and I don't mean the country in Africa or the boy's name  ·  CheBanana  ·  11/29/2000, 1:14 AM
Re: chad- and I don't mean the country in Africa or the boy's name  ·  Janet  ·  12/4/2000, 5:51 PM
Re: chad- and I don't mean the country in Africa or the boy's name  ·  Daividh  ·  12/5/2000, 3:34 PM