Speed

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English

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Speed, Victoria: "Please slow down"

Etymology

  • As an English surname, from Middle English sped (“good fortune”, literally “assistance, aid”). Also from the noun speed.
  • As an Irish surname, translated from Ó Fuada, from fuad (“haste, hurriedness”). See Foody.
  • As a German and Jewish surname, Americanized and translated from Schnell.
  • Most place names seem to taken from the surname.

Proper noun

Speed (countable and uncountable, plural Speeds)

  1. A surname transferred from the nickname.
  2. A place in the United States:
    1. An unincorporated community in Silver Creek Township, Clark County, Indiana.
    2. A minor city in Phillips County, Kansas.
    3. An unincorporated community in Palestine Township, Cooper County, Missouri.
    4. A town in Edgecombe County, North Carolina.
    5. An unincorporated community in Roane County, West Virginia.
  3. A town in the Shire of Yarriambiack, Victoria, 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

German

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English speed.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /spiːt/
  • Hyphenation: Speed
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

Speed n (strong, genitive Speeds, no plural)

  1. (slang) speed (amphetamine-based drug)
    Synonyms: Pep, Amphetamin, Amphe

Declension

Declension of Speed
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative ein das Speed
genitive eines des Speeds
dative einem dem Speed
accusative ein das Speed

Further reading

  • “Speed” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Speed” in Duden online
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