Reed
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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).
Proper noun
Reed
- 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 number of places in the United States.
- A town in Desha County, Arkansas.
- An unincorporated community in Henderson County, Kentucky.
- A township in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania.
- An unincorporated community in Freeman, Crawford County, Wisconsin.