Reep

reep English Etymology Borrowed from en nl Reep, an occupational surname for a ropemaker, from nl reep rope. Compare en Roper, en Reeb. Also an English metonymic occupational surname for a porter or a basket maker, from en enm hrip basket, from en non hrip, from en gem-pro *hrepaz, from en ine-pro *(s)ker- to bend turn. Also as an English surname, from the verb en reap. Compare en Ripper. Proper noun s en. Statistics According to the 2010 United States Census, Reep is the 8529th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3858 individuals. Reep is most common among White (86.42%) individuals. Further reading Anagrams en eepr peer père Pree pree Pere pere en surnames from Dutch surnames from Middle English surnames from occupations German Etymology From de gml rêp, from de osx *rēp, from de gmw-pro *raip, from de gem-pro *raipą, gem-pro *raipaz. Compare de Reif and en rope. Pronunciation de /ʁeːp/ de De-Reep.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>) Noun n,s:es de nautical rope de Seil Tau Declension n,s:es Derived terms de Reeper, de Reepschläger de Fallreep Related terms de Reif Further reading Low German Etymology nds gem-pro 1 From nds gml rêp, from nds osx *rēp, from nds gmw-pro *raip. More at en rope. Noun n Repen nds GLG rope Synonyms nds Lien nds Seel nds Tau