Alternative form of hide (area of land)
"The old maps show a small hyde next to the mill, which was originally used for curing leather."
In plain English: A hyde is an old unit of land measurement that was originally based on the amount of leather one hide of skin could produce.
"The hyde in the corner kept quiet during the storm."
Obsolete form of hide.
"The old manuscript used the obsolete spelling hyde instead of hide to describe a single animal skin."
An English topographic surname, from Middle English for someone living on a hide of land.
"The genealogist traced Hyde's family name back to their ancestor who lived on a single hide of arable land in the village."
The name Hyde originated as an English surname derived from "hide," which was historically a unit used to measure land. It also appears as a Jewish surname in America that was adapted from the name Haid.