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Reef
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reef
English
Etymology
Borrowed from North en de Reef, possibly related to de Reep rope, or otherwise from obsolete de rif body (from en gmw-pro *hrif).
Proper noun
s
en German.
Statistics
According to the 2010 United States Census, Reef is the 38214th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 580 individuals. Reef is most common among White (91.03%) individuals.
Further reading
Luxembourgish
Etymology
From lb gmh - and lb goh reif, from lb gmw-pro *raip, from lb gem-pro *raipaz. Cognate with de Reif, nl reep, en rope, is reipi.
Pronunciation
lb /ʀeːf/
lb eːf 1
Noun
m Reefer
hoop (metal band on a barrel)
lb gymnastics hoop