childe

/t͡ʃaɪld/

Etymology

From Old English ċild.

noun

  1. A child of noble birth.
  2. The cognomen given to the oldest son prior to his taking his father's title.“Childe Rowland to the dark tower came. His word was still "Fie, foh, and fum, I smell the blood of a British man."”
  3. A vampire who was turned by another vampire (the childe's sire) in a particular way.“She had waded in blood and reveled in death, she had torn her enemies asunder with shadow and given their childer to the flame.”
  4. A term of address for the eldest son of a lord or for a candidate for knighthood.“Childe Harold”

name

  1. A surname.