Quade as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Quade

What is the meaning of the name Quade ?

The baby name Quade is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced KWAYD (IPA: /kweɪd/).

Quade is Irish in Origin.

Quade is a brisk, one-syllable given name taken from the surname. In Ireland it reflects an Anglicized lineage from Mac Uaid/McQuaid, itself from the Gaelic form of Walter (Uaitéar), ultimately from Germanic elements wald “rule” and hari “army.” That makes the sense “son of Walter” and, by association, “ruler of the army.” In parts of northern Germany, Quade also arose as a nickname surname from Middle Low German quat, describing a bold or wayward temperament, giving the name a second, more rough-hewn nuance.

As a first name, Quade is a late–20th-century adoption in the English-speaking world, especially the United States and Australia, where the rugby union star Quade Cooper helped normalize it. Common variants include Quaid and Quaide; related surnames are McQuaid and McQuaide. Contemporary respellings such as Quayd and Quayde appear occasionally.