Reed - name meaning, origin

The boy's name Reed \

, also used as girl's name Reed, is of Old English origin, and its meaning is "red". Variant of Red, or possibly a place name referring to the reeds in a swampy place.

Reed has 4 variant forms: Read, Reade, Reid and Reyd.

Baby names that sound like Reed are Redd, Rad, Reide, Rod, Rodd and Rudd.

Reed is a somewhat common first name for men (#661 out of 1220) and an even more common last name for both men and women (#55 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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