Speed

See also: speed

English

Etymology

From Middle English sped (“good fortune”).

Proper noun

Speed (plural Speeds)

A surname transferred from the nickname.

Statistics

According to the 2010 United States Census, Speed is the 4,859^th 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

Peeds, deeps, pedes, spede

German

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English speed.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

Speed n (strong, genitive Speeds, no plural)

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

Declension

Declension of Speed [sg-only, neuter, strong]

	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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