Meaning and Origin
What does the name Real mean? Keep reading to find the user submitted meanings, dictionary definitions, and more.
User Submitted Origins
User Submitted Meanings
- According to a user from Virgin Islands, U.S., the name Real is of Celtic origin and means "Young King".
- A user from Minnesota, U.S. says the name Real means "To exist or be true".
- A submission from the United Arab Emirates says the name Real means "Royalty" and is of African origin.
Note: ☞ A real of plate coin) varied in value according to the time of its coinage, from 121/2 down to 10 cents, or from 61/2 to 5 pence sterling. The real vellon , or money of account, was nearly equal to five cents, or 21/2 pence sterling. In 1871 the coinage of Spain was assimilated to that of the Latin Union, of which the franc is the unit. The peseta was introduced in 1868, and continued as the official currency of Spain (splitting temporarily into Nationalist and Republican pesetas during the civil war of the 1930's) until 2002. In 2002, the euro became the official currency of Spain and most other nations of the European Union.
Etymology: Sp., fr. real royal, L. regalis. See Regal, and cf. Ree a coin
- Actually being or existing; not fictitious or imaginary; as, a description of real life."Whereat I waked, and found Before mine eyes all real, as the dream Had lively shadowed." [Milton.]
- True; genuine; not artificial, counterfeit, or factitious; often opposed to ostensible; as, the real reason; real Madeira wine; real ginger. "Whose perfection far excelled Hers in all real dignity." [Milton.]
- Relating to things, not to persons.(Obs)"Many are perfect in men's humors that are not greatly capable of the real part of business." [Bacon.]
- [Alg] Having an assignable arithmetical or numerical value or meaning; not imaginary.
- [Law] Pertaining to things fixed, permanent, or immovable, as to lands and tenements; as, real property, in distinction from personal or movable property.synonyms: Actual; true; genuine; authentic.
Usage: Real Actual. Real represents a thing to be a substantive existence; as, a real, not imaginary, occurrence. Actual refers to it as acted or performed; and, hence, when we wish to prove a thing real, we often say, “It actually exists,” “It has actually been done.” Thus its reality is shown by its actuality. Actual, from this reference to being acted, has recently received a new signification, namely, present; as, the actual posture of affairs; since what is now in action, or going on, has, of course, a present existence. An actual fact; a real sentiment."For he that but conceives a crime in thought, Contracts the danger of an actual fault." Dryden. "Our simple ideas are all real; all agree to the reality of things." Locke.
Etymology: LL. realis, fr. L. res rei, a thing: cf. F. réel. Cf. Rebus
- An old small silver Spanish coin
- The basic unit of money in Brazil; equal to 100 centavos
- Any rational or irrational number
- Capable of being treated as fact ("his brief time as Prime Minister brought few real benefits to the poor")
- Having substance or capable of being treated as fact; not imaginary
- Being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory ("real objects", "real people; not ghosts", "a film based on real life", "a real illness", "real humility", and "Life is real! Life is earnest!")
- No less than what is stated; worthy of the name ("the real reason", "real war", "a real friend", "a real woman", "meat and potatoes--I call that a real meal", "it's time he had a real job", and "it's no penny-ante job--he's making real money")
- Of, relating to, or representing an amount that is corrected for inflation ("real prices", "real income", and "real wages")
- Coinciding with reality
- Not to be taken lightly ("statistics demonstrate that poverty and unemployment are very real problems" and "to the man sleeping regularly in doorways homelessness is real")
- (of property) fixed or immovable ("real property consists of land and buildings")
- Being or reflecting the essential or genuine character of something
- Used as intensifiers; `real' is sometimes used informally for `really'; `rattling' is informal ("a really enjoyable evening" and "I'm real sorry about it")
Borrowing from Old French reel, from Late Latin reālis (“actual”), from Latin rēs (“matter, thing”), from Proto-Indo-European *reh₁ís (“wealth, goods”).
- A commodity; see realty.
- (grammar) One of the three genders that the common gender can be separated into in the Scandinavian languages.
- (mathematics) A real number.
- (obsolete) A realist.
Borrowing from Spanish real (“royal”), from Latin rēgālis (“regal, royal”). Doublet of regal and royal
- Former unit of currency of Spain and Spain's colonies.
- A coin worth one real.
From Portuguese real (“royal”), from Latin rēgālis (“regal; royal”).
- A unit of currency used in Portugal and its colonies from 1430 until 1911, and in Brazil from 1790 until 1942
- A coin worth one real.
- A unit of currency used in Brazil since 1994. Symbol: R$.
- A coin worth one real.
real was also found in the following language(s): Catalan, Crimean Tatar, German, Old French, Portuguese, Romanian, Spanish, and Swedish