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Lade

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

proper noun

  1. A coastal hamlet in Lydd parish, Folkestone and Hythe district, Kent, England (OS grid ref TR0820).
  2. An ancient island off the coast of Miletus; now part of the mainland of Asia Minor.

Etymology

* As a Norwegian surname, from Old Norse hlaða (“to stack, pile”). * As a north German surname, variant of Ladwig, Ludwig. * Also as a German surname, from the archaic noun Lade (“chest”). * As an English surname, from Old English lad (“waterway”).

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