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See also: PAGE, page, päge, pagë, Pagé, and pagé

English

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English Wikipedia has an article on:
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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From page.

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Proper noun

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Page (countable and uncountable, plural Pages)

  1. (countable) An English and Scottish surname originating as an occupation for someone who was a servant.
    • 2007 September 10, “Review: Jones, Coens, Penn highlight Toronto”, in CNN[1]:
      Ellen Page gives a star-making performance as a 16-year-old live wire who decides to go through with her pregnancy and seeks acceptably well-adjusted, wealthy, punk-rock loving parents for the unborn baby.
    • 2021 March 17, Oscar Holland, “Elliot Page becomes first trans man to appear on Time magazine cover”, in CNN[2]:
      Elliot Page has become the first transgender man ever to appear on the cover of Time, as the Canadian actor opened up about his decision to come out last year.
  2. (countable) A unisex given name.
    1. (rare) A male given name transferred from the surname.
    2. Alternative form of Paige; A female given name.
  3. A placename in the United States:
    1. A city in Coconino County, Arizona.
    2. An unincorporated community in York Township, Steuben County, Indiana.
    3. A neighbourhood of Nokomis community, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
    4. A township in Mille Lacs County, Minnesota.
    5. A village in Holt County, Nebraska.
    6. A minor city and township in Cass County, North Dakota.
    7. An unincorporated community in Le Flore County, Oklahoma.
    8. An unincorporated community in Buchanan County, Virginia.
    9. A census-designated place and coal town in Fayette County, West Virginia, named after William Nelson Page.
    10. A ghost town in King County, Washington.
  4. A suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia.
  5. Ellipsis of Page County.
  6. An electoral division in New South Wales, Australia.
Usage notes
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  • As a female given name this is usually spelled Paige.
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Etymology 2

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From French Pagé.

Proper noun

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Page (plural Pages)

  1. A surname from French.

Anagrams

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German

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French page.

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Noun

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Page m (weak, genitive Pagen, plural Pagen, feminine Pagin)

  1. page boy, page (male or of unspecified gender)

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Further reading

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  • Page” in Duden online
  • Page” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache