![]() ![]() ![]() London Church Records show the marriage of John Glide to Sara Halfherd on April 23rd 1622 at St. Variant forms of the surname are Glide, Glede, and Gleed. Further recordings include Thomas le Glede (1277) in the Assize Court Rolls of Somerset, and Richard le Glyde (1296) in the Subsidy Rolls of Sussex. The surname dates back to the early 13th Century (see below). The nicknames were given in the first instance with reference to a variety of characteristics, such as physical attributes or peculiarities, supposed resemblance to an animal's or bird's appearance or disposition or habits. This is an example of that sizable group of early European surnames that were gradually created from the habitual use of nicknames. This interesting surname is of Anglo-Saxon origin, and is a nickname from the Middle English "glede", Olde English pre 7th Century "gilda, gleoda" meaning "kite", probably with reference to the bird's rapacious qualities. ![]()
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