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Mead

The English word “Mead” has 2 meanings listed here.

proper noun

  1. A rural community in Cochrane District, north-eastern Ontario, Canada.
  2. An unincorporated community in Raleigh County, West Virginia.

Etymology

Two main origins: * A topographic surname for someone who lived by a meadow, from Old English mǣd (“meadow”). * A metonymic occupational surname for a brewer or seller of mead, from Old English medu (“mead”).

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