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What does Bede mean?
Bede as a boys' name is of Old English origin, and the meaning of Bede is "prayer bead". Saint Bede was an influential seventh-century English church historian. He is also supposedly the first documented writer of English (as opposed to Latin) prose, though his English works have been lost.
STARTS WITH Be-
ASSOCIATED WITH old english, saint
Variations
VARIANT Beda
CREATIVE FORMS(male)
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MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Bede Briar (B.B.), ..
How popular is Bede?
Bede is an unusual first name for men but a somewhat prominent surname for both adults and children (#75219 out of 150436, Top 50%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Bede has not been ranked in the list so far. (TOP 2000 NAMES, 2018)
Similar Names
Bede is pronounced similarly to Bid, Boid, Boyd▼, Boyde, Bud▼ and Budd. Other recommended sound-alike names are Ade, Bake, Bale, Bane, Barde, Beal, Beale, Bear▲, Beau▲, Beck, Bedell, Beebe, Belden, Bell, Ben▼, Benet, Benn, Benne, Bent, Berg, Berk, Berke, Berl, Berle, Bern, Berne, Bert▼, Bev, Beven, Blade, Boden▲, Bodey, Bodie▲, Boe, Brae, Brye, Cade, Dade, Gide, Jade, Jude▲, Kade▲, Meade, Reade, Reide and Wade. These names tend to be more frequently used than Bede.
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