Reed

See also: reed

English

Etymology

• As an English and Scottish surname, from the adjective red.
• Also as an English surname, from Old English rēodan (“to clear out”), from Proto-West Germanic *reudan.
• Also as an English surname, from several places in England, such as Reed, Lancashire (from Old English ra (“roe deer”) or Rede, Suffolk (see Rede).

Compare Rider, Reader.

Proper noun

Reed

1. A surname from Old English, a spelling variant of Reid.
2. A unisex given name transferred from the surname.
3. A village and civil parish in North Hertfordshire district, Hertfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL3636).
4. A number of places in the United States.
   1. A town in Desha County, Arkansas.
   2. An unincorporated community in Henderson County, Kentucky.
   3. A township in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania.
   4. An unincorporated community in Freeman, Crawford County, Wisconsin.

Derived terms

• Lou Reed
• Reed City

 

Anagrams

• -dere, Eder, Rede, de re, deer, dere, dree, rede