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Reed
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reed
English
Etymology
As an English and Scottish surname, from the adjective en red.
Also as an English surname, from en ang rēodan to clear out, from en gmw-pro *reudan clear.
Also as an English surname, from several places in England, such as Reed, Lancashire (from en ang ra roe deer or Rede, Suffolk (see en Rede).
Compare en Rider, en Reader.
Pronunciation
en /ɹiːd/
Proper noun
- s
en Old English, a spelling variant of Reid.
en unisex surnames.
en village/and/cpar in dist/North Hertfordshire co/Hertfordshire cc/England OS grid ref TL3636. Parish map (Hertfordshire)
en number of places c/USA.
en town co/Desha County s/Arkansas.
en unincorporated community co/Henderson County s/Kentucky.
en twp co/Dauphin County s/Pennsylvania.
en unincorporated community town/Freeman co/Crawford County s/Wisconsin.
Derived terms
en Lou Reed Reed City Reedie Reedville
References
Anagrams
en deer -dere Eder Rede de re deer dere dree rede