Surname

Speke

“brushwood”

Speke is a surname from Old English.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Speke goes back to Old English spec, meaning “brushwood.”

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where it comes from

Speke comes from Old English.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From Old English spec (“brushwood”).

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Speke’s family of names

In English usage, Speke as a surname has a related form in SPEAK. In English usage, Speke as a surname has a related form in SPEAKE.

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Nicknames & forms 2

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Similar names

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Old English

Speid

“assistance, aid”

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Old English

Slee

“grassy slope”

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Old English

Settle

“sitting, residence”

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Old English

Eppridge

“upland”

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Old English

Enstone

“stone”

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Old English · Nature

Spotland

“River Spodden” · “land”

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Old English

Snape

Snape is a surname from Old English.

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Old English

Wyke

“village”

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Sibling ideas

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