Childe

Variant of Child.

Childe (plural Childes)

1. A surname.

• According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Childe is the 16523^rd most common surname in England, belonging to 302 individuals.

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Childe”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 327.

Titular capitalization of childe.

Childe (plural not attested)

1. (UK, historical) A term of address for the eldest son of a lord or for a candidate for knighthood.

   Coordinate terms: (nobility) Lord, Lady; (knighthood) Sir, Dame

   Childe Harold