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Updated June 9, 2019

Family name origins & meanings

  • English and Scottish : from a Middle English short form of Adam, found mainly in Scotland and northern England.
  • English : from Eda, a Middle English short form of the female personal name Edith (Old English Ēadḡ{dh} ‘prosperity battle’).
  • Americanized spelling of Norwegian Eide.

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