reeves
/ɹiːvz/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.52 in modern English
9
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
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A surname originating as an occupation.
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A place name:
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A place name:
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A place name:
Etymology
* As an English surname, variant of Reeve with excrescent -s. * Also as an English topographical surname, from a misdivision of the Middle English phrase atter eves (“at the border”), see Eaves. * As an Irish surname, from Ó Rímheadha, Ó Rímheá (“descendant of Rímheadh”), from rímid (“counter”).
Origin
Word Breakdown
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