"Reddy" meaning in English

See Reddy in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /rɛɖ.ɖi/ [South-Asia], /ɹɛdi/ [General-American, Received-Pronunciation] Forms: Reddys [plural], Redde [alternative], Reddi [alternative]
Etymology: Etymology tree Telugu రెడ్డి (reḍḍi)bor. English Reddy Borrowed from Telugu రెడ్డి (reḍḍi). Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:bor|te:రెడ్డి|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Telugu రెడ్డి (reḍḍi)bor. English Reddy [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Telugu", "term" : "రెడ్డి", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "te" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "Reddy", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="Reddy"> Borrowed from Telugu రెడ్డి (reḍḍi). Head templates: {{en-proper noun|s}} Reddy (plural Reddys)
  1. A Telugu caste. People of this caste are mostly from Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.
    Sense id: en-Reddy-en-name-6K4HPDw1 Categories (other): English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 40 19 4 37 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 58 14 4 24 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 58 14 4 24 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 54 11 6 29 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 38 30 8 24 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 47 26 7 21 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 55 21 6 18 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 53 22 6 18
  2. A surname from Telugu.
    Sense id: en-Reddy-en-name-gznL1tSq Categories (other): English surnames, English entries referencing missing etymons Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 40 19 4 37
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

IPA: /rɛɖ.ɖi/ [South-Asia], /ɹɛdi/ [General-American, Received-Pronunciation] Forms: Reddys [plural], Redde [alternative], Reddi [alternative]
Etymology: Etymology tree Telugu రెడ్డి (reḍḍi)bor. English Reddy Borrowed from Telugu రెడ్డి (reḍḍi). Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:bor|te:రెడ్డి|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Telugu రెడ్డి (reḍḍi)bor. English Reddy [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Telugu", "term" : "రెడ్డి", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "te" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "Reddy", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="Reddy"> Borrowed from Telugu రెడ్డి (reḍḍi). Head templates: {{en-proper noun|s}} Reddy (plural Reddys)
  1. A member of this caste.
    Sense id: en-Reddy-en-name-Sga1xfYy
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

IPA: /rɛɖ.ɖi/ [South-Asia], /ɹɛdi/ [General-American, Received-Pronunciation] Forms: Reddys [plural], Redde [alternative], Reddi [alternative]
Etymology: Etymology tree Irish Ó Rodaighbor. English Reddy Borrowed from Irish Ó Rodaigh. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:bor|ga:Ó Rodaigh|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Irish Ó Rodaighbor. English Reddy [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Irish", "term" : "Ó Rodaigh", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "ga" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "Reddy", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="Reddy"> Borrowed from Irish Ó Rodaigh. Head templates: {{en-proper noun|s}} Reddy (plural Reddys)
  1. A surname of Irish origin.
    Sense id: en-Reddy-en-name-PhStG92e Categories (other): English surnames, English entries referencing missing etymons Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 40 19 4 37
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable English dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2026-06-07 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2026-06-01 using wiktextract (e79dea5 and 7f4db16). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.