Surname

Froude

“wise, prudent”

Froude is a surname.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Froude is a form of Froud. Froud goes back to Old English frōd, meaning “wise, prudent.”

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Where it comes from

Froude is a form of Froud. Froud comes from Old English.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Froude’s family of names

In English usage, Froude as a surname has a related form in FROUD.

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