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Reese¹

  • /ɹis/

Rhymes with -iːs

Where it comes from

* As a given name and British surname generally from Welsh Rhys (literally “ardor”).

* Chiefly in North America, the surname may also be from unrelated German Reese (literally “giant”).

proper noun

  1. A surname
  2. A male given name
  3. A female given name transferred from the surname, of 1980s and later American usage. During the boom times, Paris Hilton, Snoop Dogg, Reese Witherspoon and Matt Damon all gushed about or invested in crypto projects, bringing a mainstream audience to the wonky world of digital currencies.

reese²

Where it comes from

A genericization of the trademark Reese, a popular brand of peanut butter cup, thus applied to all peanut butter cups.

noun

  1. Synonym of peanut butter cup

    Similar: peanut butter cup

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: reece, rhys, reiss, cogan, ellsworth, reyes, rais, reis, peewee, patron, dermatome, lawyer, rees, price, reynolds, reynold

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

APA

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

Chicago

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

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@misc{reese_2026,
  title = {reese},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/reese},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}