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Reep

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Borrowed from Dutch Reep, an occupational surname for a ropemaker, from reep (“rope”). Compare Roper, Reeb.

Also an English metonymic occupational surname for a porter or a basket maker, from Middle English hrip (“basket”), from Old Norse hrip, from Proto-Germanic *hrepaz, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“to bend”).

Also as an English surname, from the verb reap. Compare Ripper.

proper noun Reeps

  1. A surname.

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"Reep." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/reep. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

Reep. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/reep

Chicago

"Reep." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/reep.

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@misc{reep_2026,
  title = {Reep},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/reep},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}