Meaning and Origin
What does the name Ree mean? Keep reading to find the user submitted meanings, dictionary definitions, and more.
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- A submission from Kentucky, U.S. says the name Ree means "To be excited" and is of Slang origin.
Etymology: Pg. real, pl. reis. See Real the money
Etymology: Cf. Prov. G. räden raden raiten. Cf. Riddle a sieve
From Middle English rei, reh, reoh, from Old English hrēoh (“rough, fierce, wild, angry, disturbed, troubled, stormy, tempestuous”), from Proto-Germanic *hreuhaz (“bad, wild”), from Proto-Indo-European *krewh₂- (“raw meat, fresh blood”). Cognate with Scots ree, rae, ray (“ree”), Old Saxon hrē (“evil, bad, angry”), Gothic 𐍂𐌰𐌿𐌷𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌽 (rauhtjan, “to become angry, rage against”). Related to Old English hrēaw (“raw, uncooked”). More at raw.
- (now chiefly dialectal) A state of befuddlement; intoxication.
- (now chiefly dialectal) A state of great excitement or frenzy.
Compare riddle (“a sieve”).
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