"Ree" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: Rees [plural]
Etymology: * As an English and Scottish surname, variant of Rea, Ray. * As a Norwegian surname, from the name of several farmsteads, from an obsolete Old Norse word meaning "gravelly ridge." * As a Korean surname, variant of Ri, itself a variant of Yi. Etymology templates: {{der|en|no|-}} Norwegian, {{der|en|non|-}} Old Norse, {{der|en|ko|-}} Korean Head templates: {{en-proper noun|s}} Ree (plural Rees)
  1. A surname.
    Sense id: en-Ree-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English surnames, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 76 24 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 81 19 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 81 19
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

Forms: Rees [plural], Ree [plural]
Etymology: Clipping of Arikaree (“variant of Arikara”). Etymology templates: {{clipping|en|Arikaree|t=variant of Arikara}} Clipping of Arikaree (“variant of Arikara”) Head templates: {{en-noun|s|*}} Ree (plural Rees or Ree)
  1. A member of the Arikara.
    Sense id: en-Ree-en-noun-flWXuT3v
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

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