Wade - Name Meaning and Origin

The boy's name Wade \wa-de\ is pronounced wayde. It is of Old English and Scandinavian origin, and its meaning is "able to go; river ford". Also a medieval given name taken from Scandinavian mythology. Confederate general Wade Hampton.

Wade has 4 variant forms: Waddell, Wadell, Wayde and Waydell.

For more information, see also the related name Dwade.

Baby names that sound like Wade are Jade, Aad, Aadi, Ade, Fadi, Jayde, Jaide, Jada, Jude, Waite, Wayte, Wat and Watt.

Wade is a popular male first name and a very popular surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the boy's name Wade. Click here to compare Wade with related baby names.