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What does the name Early mean? Keep reading to find the user submitted meanings, dictionary definitions, and more.

Origin and Meaning of Early

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Irish
30%
English
30%
Anglo-Saxon
20%
Indonesian
20%

User Submitted Meanings

  1. According to a user from Wisconsin, U.S., the name Early means "It is a word related to time".
  2. A submission from Massachusetts, U.S. says the name Early means "Manly".
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Webster's Unabridged Dictionary
adverb Ear"ly
Soon; in good season; seasonably; betimes; as, come early .

Etymology: OE. erli erliche, AS. ǣrlīce; ǣr sooner + līc like. See Ere, and Like

adjective Ear"ly
Senses
  1. In advance of the usual or appointed time; in good season; prior in time; among or near the first; -- opposed to late; as, the early bird; an early spring; early fruit. " Early and provident fear is the mother of safety." [Burke.]"The doorsteps and threshold with the early grass springing up about them." [Hawthorne.]
  2. Coming in the first part of a period of time, or among the first of successive acts, events, etc."Seen in life's early morning sky." [Keble.]"The forms of its earlier manhood." [Longfellow.]"The earliest poem he composed was in his seventeenth summer." [J. C. Shairp.]
    synonyms: Forward; timely; not late; seasonable.

Etymology: OE. earlich. √204. See Early (adv.)

Other Dictionary Sources
  1. At or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time ("early morning", "an early warning", "early diagnosis", "an early death", "took early retirement", "an early spring", and "early varieties of peas and tomatoes mature before most standard varieties")
  2. Being or occurring at an early stage of development ("in an early stage", "early forms of life", "early man", and "an early computer")
  3. Of an early stage in the development of a language or literature ("the Early Hebrew alphabetical script is that used mainly from the 11th to the 6th centuries B.C." and "Early Modern English is represented in documents printed from 1476 to 1700")
  4. Very young ("at an early age")
  5. Belonging to the distant past ("the early inhabitants of Europe")
    Synonyms: former and other
  6. Expected in the near future ("look for an early end to the negotiations")
  7. Before the usual time or the time expected ("she graduated early")
    Synonyms: ahead of time and too soon
  8. In good time
    Synonyms: betimes
  9. During an early stage ("early on in her career")
    Synonyms: early on
Wiktionary

From Middle English erly, erli, from Old English ǣrlīċe, ārlīċe (“early; early in the morning”), equivalent to ere +‎ -ly. Cognate with Old Norse árla ( > Danish and Norwegian årle, Swedish arla, Faroese árla). Compare also West Frisian earen (“early”).

  1. (informal) A shift (scheduled work period) that takes place early in the day.
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Notable Persons Named Early

Notable Persons Named Early

Early Wynn

Early Wynn was a baseball player. Early was born on January 6th, 1920 in Hartford, Alabama. He breathed his last breath on April 4th, 1999.

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Early Doucet

Early Doucet is a football player. His ongoing career started in 2008. Early was born on October 28th, 1985 in New Iberia, Louisiana.

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Early B

Early B was a dancehall and reggae musician. Early was given the name Earlando Arrington Neil on February 28th, 1957. Early is also known as The Doctor. He passed away on September 11th, 1994.

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Early Wright

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Notable Persons With the Last Name Early

Notable Persons With the Last Name Early

Della Reese

Della Reese is a gospel music, pop music, jazz, rhythm, blues, and traditional pop music singer, actress, minister, game show panelist, minister (christianity), and panelist. She was most active from 1953 to present. Della was given the name Delloreese Patricia Early on July 6th, 1931 in Black Bottom, Detroit, Michigan, United States.

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John Early

John was born on January 21st, 1988.

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Jubal Anderson Early

His military service ended in 1837.

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Cleanthony Early

Cleanthony Early is a basketball player for the New York Knicks and →Westchester Knicks in the National Basketball Association. He has been prominent since 2014. Cleanthony was born on April 17th, 1991 in The Bronx.

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Stephen Early

Stephen Early was a White House Press Secretary and United States Deputy Secretary of Defense. Stephen was born on August 27th, 1889. He passed away on August 11th, 1951.

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Gerald L. Early

Gerald L. Early is a professor and author. Gerald was born on April 21st, 1952 in Philadelphia.

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  • Joseph D. Early
    Congressman
  • Jordan Early
  • Margaret Early
    Actress
  • John Early
  • Orlando Early
  • Jake Early
    Baseball
  • Jack Early
  • Nathaniel B. Early
    Member of the Virginia House of Delegates for Madison
  • Dr Donal F. Early
    Psychiatrist

Common last names for Early

Common first names for Early

Ethnicity Distribution

Ethnicity Early U.S.
█  White 73.23% 64.26%
█  African American 21.45% 11.96%
█  Asian, Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander 0.46% 4.85%
█  American Indian and Alaska Native 0.73% 0.69%
█  Two or More Ethnicities 2.15% 1.76%
█  Hispanic or Latino 1.97% 16.26%

Of Last Name Early

People with the last name Early are most frequently White or African American

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Fun Facts about the name Early

  • How Popular is the name Early? Early is the 4,256th most popular name of all time. As a last name Early was the 2,578th most popular name in 2010.
  • How many people with the first name Early have been born in the United States? From 1880 to 2019, the Social Security Administration has recorded 4,337 babies born with the first name Early in the United States. That's more than enough people named Early to occupy the territory of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha (United Kingdom) with an estimated population of 4,000 (as of July 1, 2012).
  • What year were 5 or more babies first named Early? The name was first given to 5 or more babies in the year 1880 when it was given as a first name to 11 new born babies.
  • When was Early first recorded in the United States? The oldest recorded birth by the Social Security Administration for the first name Early is Wednesday, June 22nd, 1870.
  • What year had the most people named Early born? The highest recorded use of the first name Early was in 1927 with a total of 88 babies.
  • Random Early Factoid: According to the 1944 U.S. Social Security Administration data, the first name Early is not a popular baby boy's name in North Carolina. Imagine that, only 5 babies in North Carolina have the same name in 1944.
  • Weird things about the name Early: The name spelled backwards is Ylrae. A random rearrangement of the letters in the name (anagram) will give Erayl. How do you pronounce that?
  • How many people have the last name Early? In 2010, the U.S. Census Bureau surveyed 14,014 people with the last name Early.
  • How likely are you to meet someone with the last name of Early? If you manage to meet 100,000 people in your life, chances are that 5 of them will have Early as their last name.
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