Definitions of Wade:

• noun:   English tennis player who won may women's singles titles (born in 1945)
• verb:   walk (through relatively shallow water)

  Example: "Can we wade across the river to the other side?"

• name:  A surname (common: 1 in 2500 families; popularity rank in the U.S.: #267)
• name:  A male given name (common: 1 in 2222 males; popularity rank in the U.S.: #300)