Reid

See also: reid, reíd, and reið

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

A surname from Old English, from a byname rēad (“red”); also a habitational name from hreod (“reeds”) and rēod (“cleared land”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɹiːd/

Proper noun

Reid

  1. A surname​.
  2. A male given name transferred from the surname.

Derived terms

References

  1. ↑ Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges: A Concise Dictionary of First Names. Oxford University Press 2001.

Anagrams

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