Reed

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English

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Etymology

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  • 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

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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). [1]
  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.

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