Meaning and history
Modern form of the Old English name Baeda, possibly related to Old English bed, meaning “prayer.” Saint Bede, known as the Venerable Bede, was an 8th-century historian, scholar, and Doctor of the Church.
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A name meaning "prayer".
Modern form of the Old English name Baeda, possibly related to Old English bed, meaning “prayer.” Saint Bede, known as the Venerable Bede, was an 8th-century historian, scholar, and Doctor of the Church.