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Name Reese
Type Surname (from nickname & from location)
Usage Low German, Dutch, German
Other Forms FormsRees
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Meaning & History
Nickname for a very big man, from Middle Low German, Middle Dutch rese ‘giant’.
German: habitational name from places called Rees or Reese, in Rhineland and Lower Saxony.
German: habitational name from places called Rees or Reese, in Rhineland and Lower Saxony.