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312
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since 1880
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in 2010
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What does the name Red mean? Keep reading to find the user submitted meanings, dictionary definitions, and more.

Origin and Meaning of Red

User Submitted Origins

English
91%
Indian (Sanskrit)
9%

User Submitted Meanings

  1. A user from Australia says the name Red means "A super winner or beauty".
  2. A submission from Australia says the name Red means "A super winner".
  3. 2 people from California, U.S. agree the name Red means "Ruby in color".
  4. 2 submissions from Kansas, U.S. agree the name Red means "Beauty" and is of English origin.
  5. A submission from France says the name Red means "Winner" and is of English origin.
  6. According to a user from Ohio, U.S., the name Red is of English origin and means "Wild".
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Webster's Unabridged Dictionary
Red
(imp. & p. p.) of Read.
verb Red
To put on order; to make tidy; also, to free from entanglement or embarrassement; -- generally with up; as, to red up a house.
adjective Red
Of the color of blood, or of a tint resembling that color; of the hue of that part of the rainbow, or of the solar spectrum, which is furthest from the violet part.

Note: ☞ Red is a general term, including many different shades or hues, as scarlet, crimson, vermilion, orange red, and the like.

Note: ☞ Red is often used in the formation of self-explaining compounds; as, red-breasted, red-cheeked, red-faced, red-haired, red-headed, red-skinned, red-tailed, red-topped, red-whiskered, red-coasted.

Etymology: OE. red reed, AS. reád reód; akin to OS. rōd, OFries. rād, D. rood, G. roht rot, OHG. rōt, Dan. & Sw. röd, Icel. rauðr rjōðr, Goth. ráuds, W. rhudd, Armor. ruz, Ir. & Gael. ruadh, L. ruber rufus, Gr. 'eryqro`s, Skr. rudhira rohita; cf. L. rutilus. √113. Cf. Erysipelas Rouge Rubric Ruby Ruddy Russet Rust

noun Red
Senses
  1. The color of blood, or of that part of the spectrum farthest from violet, or a tint resembling these."Celestial rosy red, love's proper hue." [Milton.]
  2. A red pigment.
  3. [European Politics] An abbreviation for Red Republican. See under Red, (a.) (Cant)
  4. pl.[Med] The menses.
Other Dictionary Sources
  1. Red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
    Synonyms: redness
  2. A tributary of the Mississippi River that flows eastward from Texas along the southern boundary of Oklahoma and through Louisiana
    Synonyms: red river
  3. Emotionally charged terms used to refer to extreme radicals or revolutionaries
    Synonyms: bolshevik, bolshie, bolshy, and marxist
  4. The amount by which the cost of a business exceeds its revenue ("the company operated in the red last year")
    Synonyms: loss and red ink
  5. Characterized by violence or bloodshed ("convulsed with red rage")
    Synonyms: crimson and violent
  6. Of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies
    Synonyms: blood-red, carmine, cerise, cherry, cherry-red, crimson, reddish, ruby, ruby-red, ruddy, and scarlet
  7. (especially of the face) reddened or suffused with or as if with blood from emotion or exertion ("turned red from exertion", "with puffy reddened eyes", and "red-faced and violent")
    Synonyms: crimson, flushed, red-faced, and reddened
Wiktionary
  1. A nickname given to someone who has or had red hair.
  2. A Communist.
  3. A supporter of a sports team who wears red as part of their kit.

Red was also found in the following language(s): Alemannic German

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Notable Persons Named Red

Notable Persons Named Red

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Notable Persons With the Last Name Red

Notable Persons With the Last Name Red

Omega Red

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Amazing Red

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Rubén de la Red

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Erik the Red

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Tampa Red

Tampa Red was a chicago blues musician. He plays Piano, Slide guitar, Kazoo, and Human voice. His career lasted from 1920 to 1920. Tampa was given the name Hudson Woodbridge on January 8th, 1904 in Smithville, Georgia. Tampa is also known as Hudson Whittaker. He died on March 19th, 1981.

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Russian Red

Russian Red is an indie, folk, independent music, and folk music musician. She was most prominent from 2007 to present. Russian was born on November 20th, 1985 in Madrid. Russian is also known as Lourdes Hernández González and Russian Red.

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Common last names for Red

Common first names for Red

Ethnicity Distribution

Ethnicity Red U.S.
█  White 58.28% 64.26%
█  African American 22.10% 11.96%
█  Asian, Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander 10.02% 4.85%
█  American Indian and Alaska Native 1.77% 0.69%
█  Two or More Ethnicities 3.24% 1.76%
█  Hispanic or Latino 4.60% 16.26%

Of Last Name Red

People with the last name Red are most frequently White, African American, or Asian, Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander

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Fun Facts about the name Red

  • How Popular is the name Red? Red is the 21,975th most popular name of all time. As a last name Red was the 16,824th most popular name in 2010.
  • How many people with the first name Red have been born in the United States? From 1880 to 2019, the Social Security Administration has recorded 312 babies born with the first name Red in the United States. That's more than enough people named Red to occupy the territory of Pitcairn Islands (United Kingdom) with an estimated population of 66 (as of July 1, 2008).
  • What year were 5 or more babies first named Red? The name was first given to 5 or more babies in the year 1888 when it was given as a first name to 5 new born babies.
  • When was Red first recorded in the United States? The oldest recorded birth by the Social Security Administration for the first name Red is Thursday, December 3rd, 1874.
  • What year had the most people named Red born? The highest recorded use of the first name Red was in 1925 with a total of 16 babies.
  • Weird things about the name Red: The name spelled backwards is Der. A random rearrangement of the letters in the name (anagram) will give Erd. How do you pronounce that?
  • How many people have the last name Red? In 2010, the U.S. Census Bureau surveyed 1,697 people with the last name Red.
  • How likely are you to meet someone with the last name of Red? Chances are, most people haven't met someone with Red as their last name since less than 1 person in 172k people have that last name. If you know one, consider yourself lucky!
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