Name

Name REEVE

Between 1880 and 2022 there were 415 births of Reeve in the countries below, which represents an average of 3 births of children bearing the first name Reeve per year on average throughout this period.
On the last available year for each country, we count 27 births.

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En Français

Prénom Reeve
In Italiano

Nome Reeve

Information about the first name Reeve

The first name Reeve has been assigned to:

94.46% to boys
5.54% to girls

The country where the first name Reeve is the most common is:

United Kingdom

This first name is on trend: Male

This first name has 5 letters including 3 vowels and 2 consonants

Anagrams of the first name Reeve

An anagram is a word that contains the same letters of another word. Here is the list of first names which are an anagram of Reeve : Evere, Revee

Reeve in Japanese ^*

Romaji	riibu
Katakana	リーブ
Hiragana	りーぶ
* This is a phonetic conversion, not a translation.
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Reeve in binary language

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Origin and meaning of name Reeve

English

Etymology

From Middle English reve, from Old English rēfa, an aphetism of ġerēfa (also groefa), from Proto-West Germanic *garāfijō (“officer, official”). Compare Danish greve, Swedish greve, Dutch graaf, German Graf.
The role, and eventually the word, was mostly replaced by bailiff, of Anglo-Norman origin.

Etymology

Apparent alternative form of reef (“to pull or yank strongly”, verb) or from Dutch reven (“to take in, insert”).

Etymology

Variant of dialectal ree, but of obscure ultimate origin.

Etymology (Alternative forms)

reve (obsolete)

Etymology (Noun)

reeve (plural reeves)
(historical) Any of several local officials, with varying responsibilities.
(Canada) The president of a township or municipal district council.
(military, historical) The holder of a proposed but unadopted commissioned rank of the Royal Air Force, equivalent to wing commander.

Etymology (See also)

bailiff

Etymology (Verb)

reeve (third-person singular simple present reeves, present participle reeving, simple past and past participle reeved or rove)
(nautical, dialect) To pass (a rope) through a hole or opening, especially so as to fasten it.

Etymology (Noun)

reeve (plural reeves)
A female of the species Philomachus pugnax, a highly gregarious, medium-sized wading bird of Eurasia; the male is a ruff.

Anagrams

evere

Anagrams

evere

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /ɹiːv/
Rhymes: -iːv
Homophone: reave

Proper noun

Reeve
A surname originating as an occupation for a bailiff.
An unincorporated community in Vance Creek, Barron County, Wisconsin, United States.

Middle English

Etymology (Noun)

reeve
Alternative form of reve

Etymology (Verb)

reeve
Alternative form of reven

Popularity of the name Reeve

Number of REEVE births per year

Popularity of the name Reeve

Total births of Reeve by country

		Births with the first name Reeve
Country		Boys Girls
	United Kingdom 1996 - 2021	227 10
	United State of America 1880 - 2022	66 0
	Alberta 1980 - 2022	52 13
	New Zealand 1900 - 2022	26 0
	Australia 1930 - 2022	12 0
	Ontario 1913 - 2019	6 0
	Quebec 1980 - 2022	2 0
	Germany 2000 - 2022	1 0

Popularity of the name Reeve

Total births of Reeve by country (last available year)

		Births with the first name Reeve
Country		Boys Girls
	United Kingdom 2021	14 4
	United State of America 2022	5 0
	Alberta 2022	2 1
	Quebec 2022	1 0

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Personalities with the first name Reeve

There are 4 personalities with the first name Reeve

Elon Musk (Elon Reeve Musk)

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Reeve Carney