Updated June 9, 2019

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Boy name origins & meanings

  • Old Welsh : Enthusiastic

Boy name variations

Reece

Reece

+ 12% this year
Neutral
Uncommon
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Riece

Riece

0 % this year
Masculine
Rare
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Reace

Reace

0 % this year
Masculine
Rare
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Rice

Rice

0 % this year
Masculine
Rare
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Rhys

Rhys

- 2% this year
Masculine
Uncommon
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Rhett

Rhett

- 2% this year
Masculine
Common
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Rett

Rett

0 % this year
Masculine
Rare
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Family name origins & meanings

  • Dutch : from the Germanic personal name Razo, a derivative of compound names with the first element rād ‘counsel’.
  • German : from an old field name, ros, ras, meaning ‘swamp’. There is a stream called Rase near Göttingen, which may also be a source of the surname.
  • German : from a short form of the personal name Erasmus (see Rasmus), or from a short form of a Slavic personal name with the first element rad. Compare Rasch 2.
  • South German (Räse) : variant of Rass or Räss (see Ras 6).