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Speed
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speed
English
<dab!>
thumb|Speed, Victoria: "Please slow down"
Etymology
As an English surname, from en enm speden sped good fortune assistance, aid. Also from the noun en speed.
As an en ga - surname, translated from ga Ó Fuada, from ga fuadar fuad haste, hurriedness. See en Foody.
As a en de - and Jewish surname, Americanized and translated from en Schnell.
Most place names seem to taken from the surname.
Proper noun
~ s
en nicknames.
en place c/USA:
en ucomm twp:Suf/Silver Creek co/Clark County s/Indiana.
en minor city co/Phillips County s/Kansas.
en ucomm twp:Suf/Palestine co/Cooper County s/Missouri.
en town co/Edgecombe County s/North Carolina.
en ucomm co/Roane County s/West Virginia.
en town shire:Pref/Yarriambiack s/Victoria s/Australia.
Statistics
According to the 2010 United States Census, Speed is the 4,859th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 7,255 individuals. Speed is most common among White (59.10%) and Black (35.16%) individuals.
Anagrams
en deeps pedes deeps Peeds Deeps spede
German
Etymology
de en speed.
Pronunciation
de /spiːt/
de Speed
de De-Speed.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Noun
n.sg
de slang speed amphetamine-based drug
de Pep Amphetamin Amphe
Declension
n.sg
Further reading
de Recreational drugs