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9/10/2024, 9:58 PM jocatchi
6/11/2016, 5:49 AM LMS
5/15/2014, 2:10 AM LMS

Name Reese
Type Surname (from given name, from location & from nickname)
Usage Low German, Dutch, German
Other Forms FormsRees
Edit Status Status2a. listed usages are verified

Meaning & History

Variant of Riese or Reus, from risi meaning "giant". Alternatively, could be a patronymic form of the Germanic given name Razo, derived from rēdaz "counsel, advise", or a habitational name from places called Rees or Reese in Rhineland and Lower Saxony.
Added 5/15/2014 by LMS