English Explanatory Dictionary

reeves

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. plural of reeve
name
  1. A surname originating as an occupation.
  2. A place name:
  3. An unincorporated community in Gordon County, Georgia, United States.
  4. A village in Allen Parish, Louisiana, United States.
  5. A townland in County Kildare, Ireland.

Pronunciation

/ɹiːvz/

Word forms

reeves

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”).

Related words

Reaves Reeve

Derived words

Reeves County reevesite Reeves' shad Reeves's muntjac Reeves's pheasant
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