Vaid

See also: vaid

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Punjabi ਵੈਦ (vaid).

Proper noun

Vaid (plural Vaids)

  1. A surname from Punjabi.

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Vaid is the 37955th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 585 individuals. Vaid is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (91.11%) individuals.

Further reading

Livonian

Etymology

Historically Wayden – Latvian Vaide, Livonian Vaid. Of Finnic origin, cognate with Livonian vait (gap, difference), its Estonian cognate (apparently vahe is meant) has a meaning "border, boundary" attested, it is possible that the Livonian term may have had this meaning as well.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /vɑid/

Proper noun

Va'id

  1. Vaide (a village in Courland, Latvia)

Usage notes

This term has open space locative forms: allative Vaidõlõ, adessive Vaidõl, ablative Vaidõld.

Declension

References

  1. Kersti Boiko, Ziemeļkurzemes piekrastes lībiešu ciemu vietvārdi in Kersti Boiko's Lībieši – rakstu krājums, page 220
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