Reese

== English == === Etymology === As a given name and British surname generally from Welsh Rhys (literally “ardor”). Chiefly in North America, the surname may also be from unrelated German Reese (literally “giant”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɹis/ Rhymes: -iːs === Proper noun === Reese A surname A male given name A female given name transferred from the surname, of 1980s and later American usage. ==== Derived terms ==== === Anagrams === resee == German == === Alternative forms === Rehse, Rese, Riese === Etymology === From Middle Low German rēse (“giant, very tall man”). Doublet of Riese. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈʁeːzə/ === Proper noun === Reese m or f (proper noun, strong, genitive Reeses or (with an article) Reese, plural Reeses or Reese) a surname of northern German usage == Hunsrik == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈreːsə/ === Noun === Reese f plural of Rees