Reed
Reed is a boy name of English origin, meaning Red-haired; the riverside reed.
What Reed means
Red-haired; the riverside reed.
Reed is short — 4 letters, and ends on a consonant, which gives it a firmer stop.
Where Reed comes from
English names come from a long layering of Anglo-Saxon, Norman French, and biblical sources. Many began as surnames, place names, or occupations before they were ever used as first names.
Reed is recorded as English in origin. Browse other English names.
How popular is Reed?
You will not find Reed in the top 100 boy names at the moment. Plenty of well-known names sit outside the charts; popularity measures how often a name is registered, not how good or how real it is.
The character of Reed
Two ideas meet in Reed: the natural world and water and the sea. Names carrying more than one theme tend to be the ones that suit a wider range of siblings.
Names like Reed
These share Reed's themes, origin, or both — closest first.
- Beckett — Dweller by the brook.
- Wells — From the springs.
- River — A flowing body of water.
- Brooke — A small stream.
- Lake — A still body of water.
- Marlowe — From the hill by the lake.
- Oaklynn — From the oak meadow pool.
- Douglas — From the dark river.
- Lachlan — From the land of lakes.
- Rocio — Dew; Our Lady of the Dew.
- Clodagh — Named for an Irish river.
- Eira — Snow.
More English names
- Raven — The wise black bird.
- Reginald — Counsel power; a wise ruler.
- Rain — Falling water; a blessing.
- Reign — Sovereign rule; royal power.
- Promise — A solemn vow.
- Ridge — From the mountain crest.
- Primrose — First rose; first flower of spring.
- River — A flowing body of water.
- Preston — Priest's town.
- Robin — The bright songbird.