Reeve

English occupational name
"bailiff"

Reeve Origin and Meaning

The name Reeve is a boy's name of English origin meaning "bailiff".

Reeve is cool and dignified, sophisticated and modern — an excellent combination of assets, and a name being seen as a more masculine and distinctive alternative to Reese.

A reeve was a medieval English manor officer responsible for overseeing the discharge of feudal obligations. Reeve has very occasionally been used for girls: it was the name of the daughter of Charles and Anne Morrow Lindbergh, their youngest child.

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Famous People Named Reeve

  • Reeve Jefferson CarneyAmerican singer,songwriter and actor
  • Elon Reeve MuskSouth African billionaire inventor, businessman, investor
  • Christopher ReeveAmerican actor

Reeve in Pop Culture

  • Reevea character in the book The Face On the Milk Carton by Caroline B. Cooney
  • Reevea character in the Burn for Burn trilogy by Jenny Han and Siobhan Vivian
  • Reeve Tuesticharacter in video game "Final Fantasy VII"
  • "The Reeve's Prologue and Tale" from The Canterbury Tales by Chaucer