Fede

See also: fede

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian Fede.

Proper noun

Fede (plural Fedes)

1. A surname from Italian.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Fede is the 40204^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 545 individuals. Fede is most common among White (64.4%) and Black/African American (32.11%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Fede”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 558.

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfe.de/
• Rhymes: -ede
• Hyphenation: Fé‧de

Etymology 1

From fede (“faith”).

Proper noun

Fede f

1. a female given name

Proper noun

Fede m or f by sense

1. a metronymic surname transferred from the given name

Etymology 2

Proper noun

Fede m

1. a diminutive of the male given name Federico

Proper noun

Fede f

1. a diminutive of the female given name Federica

Further reading

• Stefano Ravara, Mappa dei Cognomi, 2015-2024

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfede/ [ˈfe.ð̞e]
• Rhymes: -ede
• Syllabification: Fe‧de

Proper noun

Fede m

1. a diminutive of the male given name Federico