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Reece (name)

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Reece
GenderPrimarily male
Language(s)English
Origin
Language(s)English, Welsh
Word/nameAnglicisation of Rhys
Meaning"ardent" or "fiery"
Region of originWales
Other names
Variant form(s)

Reece is a given name and surname that derives from the Welsh name Rhys.[1][2] Notable people with the name include:

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Other names

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  • Uncle Reece, stage name of Maurice Hicks Jr. (born 1984), American musician

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References

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  1. ^ Lower, Mark Antony (1860). Patronymica Britannica: A Dictionary of the Family Names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith.
  2. ^ Smith, Elsdon Coles (1986). American Surnames. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Com. p. 92. ISBN 978-0-8063-1150-0.