"Nead" meaning in All languages combined

See Nead on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

Forms: Neads [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English nede (“need, poverty, distress”), presumably used as a nickname for a poor or needy person. Etymology templates: {{der|en|enm|nede||need, poverty, distress}} Middle English nede (“need, poverty, distress”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|Neads}} Nead (plural Neads)
  1. A surname from Middle English. Synonyms: Needs

Inflected forms

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