Surname

Speid

“assistance, aid”

Speid is a surname from Old English.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Speid is a form of Speed. As an English surname, Speed goes back to Middle English speden, meaning “assistance, aid.”

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where it comes from

Speid is a form of Speed. Speed has more than one origin: as an English surname, it comes from Middle English speden; as an Irish surname, it goes back to a word meaning “haste, hurriedness”.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Speid’s family of names

In English usage, Speid as a surname has a related form in Speed.

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Similar names

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Old English

Speke

“brushwood”

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Spotland

“River Spodden” · “land”

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Old English

Shefford

“sheep”

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89% boys · 11% girls

Old English

Slee

“grassy slope”

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Old English

Sweetland

“sweet”

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Old English

Shelford

“shallow” · “ford”

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Old English

Selwood

“willow”

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Old English

Enfield

“lamb” · “field”

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Sibling ideas

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