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Just named my daughter this name; heard of it from the singer
Name: Sade
Gender: (female)
Origin: Nigerian
Meaning: honor confers a crown

I would've guessed that naming a child "Sade" would be a gesture of homage to the Marquis de Sade... But a 'net search revealed that it is, in fact, a Nigerian girl's name -- a short form of "Folasade" -- meaning "honor confers a crown".

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http://www.grandmedicalgroup.com/babyNames?ID=4131

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http://www.yourbabysname.com/names_s.htm

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-- Nanaea