Brief Life History of Reed
Reed was born about 1689, in Dunstable, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States. She died before 1694.
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Name Meaning
Transferred use of the English surname, which for the most part originated as a nickname for someone with red hair or a ruddy complexion (from Old English rēad ‘red’ compare Reid ). In other cases, it may have arisen as a local name, from Old English hrēod ‘reeds’ or rēod ‘cleared land’.
Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.
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