Reef

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English

Etymology

Borrowed from North German Reef, possibly related to Reep (rope), or otherwise from obsolete rif (body) (from Proto-West Germanic *hrif).

Proper noun

Reef (plural Reefs)

  1. A surname from German.

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Reef is the 38214th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 580 individuals. Reef is most common among White (91.03%) individuals.

Further reading

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Middle High German and Old High German reif, from Proto-West Germanic *raip, from Proto-Germanic *raipaz. Cognate with German Reif, Dutch reep, English rope, Icelandic reipi.

Pronunciation

Noun

Reef m (plural Reefer)

  1. hoop (metal band on a barrel)
  2. (gymnastics) hoop