Slade (surname)
Slade is a surname of Saxon origin, meaning, variously at different times in different dialects, "a valley, dell, or dingle; an open space between banks or woods; a forest glade; a strip of greensward or of boggy land; the side or slope of a hill."[1] Earliest known references in England as a surname are found in the south west, especially in Devon.[1]
Notable people bearing the surname include:
- Acey Slade, American musician
- Adolphus Slade, a British admiral who became an admiral in the Ottoman Navy
- Adrian Slade, British politician
- Ambrose Slade, the 1969 name of the glam rock band Slade.
- Arthur Slade, Canadian writer
- Benjamin Slade (disambiguation)
- Bill Slade English football manager
- Colin Slade, New Zealand rugby union player
- Chris Slade, Welsh drummer
- Christopher Slade, British judge
- David Slade, British director
- Donald Slade (1888–1980), English footballer, with various clubs, including Southampton, Arsenal and Fulham
- Dougie Slade, fictional character
- Dustin Slade, Canadian ice hockey goaltender
- Edmond Slade, rear-admiral
- Edwin Slade, American politician
- Felix Slade, British philanthropist
- Frank Slade, lieutenant colonel in film Scent of a Woman
- Frederick Slade, fictional character
- Gordon Slade, American baseball player
- Gordon Douglas Slade, Canadian mathematician
- Henry Slade, British psychic
- Henry Slade, England rugby union player
- Isaac Slade, American musician
- John Slade, Several individuals of the same name
- Joseph Alfred Slade, Western gunslinger
- Julian Slade, English writer
- Madeleine Slade (Mirabehn), Indian activist
- Mark Slade, American actor
- Max Elliott Slade, American actor
- Michael Slade, author of the Special X series of mystery/horror novels
- Priscilla Slade, American academic
- Russell Slade, English football manager
- Thomas Slade, English naval architect
- Tom Slade, Jr., American politician
- Tim Slade, Australian racing driver
- William Slade, American politician
References
- 1 2 Benjamin Slade (12 November 2009). "'Slayed in a Slade: An etymological indulgence'". Retrieved 15 September 2010.
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