Unnumbered source etymology
Original entry ↗A surname from Old English, a spelling variant of Reid. · A unisex given name transferred from the surname. · A village and civil parish in North Hertfordshire district, Hertfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL3636). · A town in Desha County, Arkansas.
* 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.
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This page abbreviates 3 auxiliary source items. The etymology narrative is not shortened. Omission counts are available in the audit fields below; consult the original for complete auxiliary material.
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