# Dade

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /deɪd/ · frequency rank #23,508

## Definitions
1. A surname from Irish.
2. A male given name.

## Etymology
Anglicised from an Irish equivalent of David.

## Easily confused with
- **de** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dade-vs-de)
- **DD** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dade-vs-dd)
- **did** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dade-vs-did)
- **day** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dade-vs-day)
- **due** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dade-vs-due)
- **die** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dade-vs-die)
- **dan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dade-vs-dan)
- **DVD** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dade-vs-dvd)
- **dam** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dade-vs-dam)
- **Dee** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dade-vs-dee)
- **doe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dade-vs-doe)
- **dye** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dade-vs-dye)
- **das** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dade-vs-das)
- **dat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dade-vs-dat)
- **Dre** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dade-vs-dre)
- **DOD** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dade-vs-dod)
- **dar** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dade-vs-dar)
- **DAE** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dade-vs-dae)
- **dai** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dade-vs-dai)
- **dal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dade-vs-dal)

## Common misspellings (4)
`adde`, `dadde`, `ddade`, `ddae`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/dade