How to pronounce 'Stead'

[Skeptic]

Hi,

I'm doing a bit of follow up work today, and have only had contact with this lady through e-mail and letter. Her name is Mrs Stead; how would you pronounce it?

St-eed?

St-ed?

Many thanks

 

[Buffman]

st-eed, same as my noble steed.

 

[mk17]

St-eed - I think. given that its not prefixed in any way.

 

[Craig321]

I'd say Steed, but according to Wikipedia it's Sted: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stead

 

[[TR]SweetSpotOz]

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[Cosimo]

Sted

 

[SideWinder]

Always said it as 'St-ed' but i used to know someone at Secondary school who had this as their surname. Just how he said it was. /shrug.

 

[monkeyspank]

You stand in good stead, no?

(sted)

thing is with names, you get people who pronounce it how they like anyway

 

[TriedandTested]

Pronounced 'sted'.

Listen: http://www.answers.com/stead

Hear the difference: http://www.answers.com/steed

 

[Hutch]

definately sted. Like homestead.

 

[V4NT0M]

I vote sted.

 

[Substance]

I knew a guy in school with the surname stead, he pronounced it "sted"

 

[Skeptic]

But not like Mead. Or Plead

Think I'm going to go with St-ed though. 'Though' as in 'dough', not as in 'plough'.

 

[Duke]

Sted

 

[fiveub]

I would say Sted personally.

 

[BFCTom]

Sted, same as the footballer.

 

[Skeptic]

Forgot to say thanks

 

[Hatter The Mad]

It is St-ed.

 

[shifty_uk]

I vote Mrs Butt Crack.

 

[DanTheMan]

st-ed