Reece (name)

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ReeceGender| Primarily male

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Language(s)| English
Origin
Language(s)| English, Welsh
Word/name| Anglicisation of Rhys
Meaning| "ardent" or "fiery"
Region of origin| Wales
Other names
Variant form(s)|

* Reese
* Rhys

Reece is a given name and surname that derives from the Welsh name Rhys.[1][2] Notable people with the name include:

## Surname

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* Alan Reece (1927–2012), English engineer and entrepreneur
* Alex Reece, British musician
* Alicia Reece (born 1971), American politician
* Andy Reece (born 1962), English footballer
* Angel Katherine Reece, better known as Hailey Hatred (born 1983), American professional wrestler
* B. Carroll Reece (1889–1961), American politician
* Barbara Massey Reece (born 1942), American politician
* Beasley Reece (born 1954), American football player
* Bessie Reece
* Bob Reece (born 1951), American baseball player
* Brian Reece (1913–1962), English actor
* Byron Herbert Reece (1917–1958), American author
* Caley Reece (born 1979), Australian kickboxer
* Carlton Reece (1915–1963), Guyanese cricketer
* Carmen Reece, British singer, songwriter, musician and producer
* Charlie Reece (born 1989), English footballer
* Christopher Reece (born 1959), American musician
* Cleo Reece, activist and filmmaker
* Courtenay Reece (1899–1984), Barbadian first-class cricketer and cricket umpire
* Damon Reece (born 1967), English drummer
* Danny Reece (born 1955), American football player
* Dave Reece (born 1948), American ice hockeyplayer
* David Reece, American singer
* Dizzy Reece (born 1931), Jamaican-born hard bop jazz trumpeter
* Don Reece (1919–1992), American football player
* Donald James Reece (born 1934), Emeritus Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kingston in Jamaica
* Eric Reece (1909–1999), Premier of Tasmania
* Erik Reece, American writer
* Eryn Reece, American bartender
* Florence Reece (1900–1986), American social activist, poet, and folksong writer
* Gabrielle Reece (born 1970), American volleyball player and fashion model
* Geoff Reece (born 1952), American football player
* Gerald Reece (1897–1985), British writer and colonial administrator
* Gil Reece (1942–2003), Welsh international footballer
* Gordon Reece (1929–2001), British journalist and television producer
* Jack Reece (1927–1966), New Zealand cricketer
* James Reece (disambiguation)
* Jane Reece (born 1944), American geneticist
* Jason Reece (born 1971), American drummer and vocalist
* Jimmy Reece (1929–1958), American racecar driver
* John Reece (born 1957), British businessman
* Kensley Reece (born 1945), former Barbadian cyclist
* Lewis Reece (born 1991), Welsh rugby league footballer
* Louise Goff Reece (1898–1970), American politician
* Luis Reece (born 1990), English cricketer
* Marcel Reece (born 1985), American football player
* Marilyn Jorgenson Reece (1926–2004), American civil engineer
* Maynard Reece (1920–2020), American artist
* Nicholas Reece (born 1974), Australian politician and policy activist
* Paul Reece (born 1968), English footballer
* Richard Reece (born 1939), numismatist and academic
* Richard Reece (physician) (1775–1831), British physician
* Sevu Reece (born 1997), Fiji-born, New Zealand rugby union player
* Shakera Reece (born 1988), Barbadian sprinter
* Skeena Reece (born 1974), Canadian First Nations artist
* Skeeter Reece (born 1950 or 1951), American clown
* Spencer Reece, poet and presbyter
* Stephanie Reece (born 1970), American tennis player
* Travis Reece (born 1975), American football player
* William Reece (1856–1930), mayor of Christchurch, New Zealand
* William Lewis Reece (born 1959), American serial killer

## Given name

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* Reece Beckles-Richards (born 1995), Antigua and Barbudan international footballer
* Reece Beekman (born 2001), American college basketball player
* Reece Bellotti (born 1990), English boxer
* Reece Blayney (born 1985), Australian rugby league footballer
* Reece Boughton (born 1995), English rugby union player
* Reece Brown (footballer, born 1991), English footballer
* Reece Brown (footballer, born 1996), English footballer
* Reece Burke (born 1996), English footballer
* Reece Caira (born 1993), Australian footballer
* Reece Caudle (1888–1955), American politician
* Reece Cole (born 1998), English footballer
* Reece Conca (born 1992), Australian rules footballer
* Reece Connolly (born 1992), English footballer
* Reece Crowther (born 1988), Australian footballer
* Reece Deakin (born 1996), Welsh footballer
* Reece Dinsdale (born 1959), English actor and director
* Reece Donaldson (born 1994), Scottish footballer
* Reece Douglas (born 1994), English actor
* Reece Farnhill (born 1997), English boxer
* Reece Fielding (born 1998), English footballer
* Reece Flanagan (born 1994), English footballer
* Reece Gaines (born 1981), American basketball player and coach
* Reece Gaskell (born 2001), English footballer
* Reece Gray (born 1992), English footballer
* Reece Grego-Cox (born 1996), English footballer
* Reece Hales (born 1995), English footballer
* Reece Hall-Johnson (born 1995), English footballer
* Reece Hands (born 1993), English footballer
* Reece Hewat (born 1995), South African-born Australian rugby union player
* Reece Hodge (born 1994), Australian rugby union player
* Reece Hoffman (born 2001), Australian rugby league footballer
* Reece Humphrey (born 1986), American freestyle wrestler
* Reece Hussain (born 1995), English cricketer
* Reece Hutchinson (born 2000), English footballer
* Reece James (disambiguation)
* Reece James (footballer, born 1993), English footballer
* Reece James (footballer, born 1999), English footballer
* Reece Jones (disambiguation), several people
* Reece Jones (artist) (born 1976), British artist
* Reece Jones (footballer) (born 1992), Welsh international footballer
* Reece Jones (geographer) (born 1976), American political geographer
* Reece Kelly, Irish cricketer
* Reece Kershaw, Commissioner of the Australian Federal Police
* Reece Lyne (born 1992), English rugby league footballer
* Reece Lyon (born 2000), Scottish footballer
* Reece MacMillan (born 1996), English boxer
* Reece Marshall (born 1994), rugby union player
* Reece Mastin, Australian singer; see Reece Mastin
* Reece McAlear (born 2002), Scottish footballer
* Reece McFadden (born 1995), Scottish boxer
* Reece McGinley (born 2000), Northern Irish footballer
* Reece Mitchell (born 1995), English footballer
* Reece Morrison (born 1945), American football player
* Reece Mould (born 1994), English boxer
* Reece Noi (born 1988), British actor and writer
* Reece Oxford (born 1998), English footballer
* Reece Papuni (born 1987), light heavyweight boxer
* Reece Prescod (born 1996), British sprinter
* Reece Ritchie (born 1986), English actor
* Reece Robinson (born 1987), Lebanon international rugby league footballer
* Reece Robson (born 1998), Australian rugby league footballer
* Reece Scarlett (born 1993), Canadian ice hockey player
* Reece Shearsmith (born 1969), British comedian
* Reece Shipley (1921–1998), American country musician
* Reece Simmonds (born 1980), Australian rugby league footballer
* Reece Styche (born 1989), English footballer
* Reece Joseph Staunton (born 2001), footballer
* Reece Thompson (born 1988), Canadian actor
* Reece Thompson (footballer) (born 1993), English footballer
* Reece Tollenaere (born 1977), Australian footballer
* Reece Topley (born 1994), English international cricketer)
* Reece Ushijima (born 2003), Japanese-American racing driver
* Reece Wabara (born 1991), English businessman and footballer
* Reece Waldock, Australian public servant
* Reece Webb-Foster (born 1998), English footballer
* Reece Whitby (born 1964), Australian politician
* Reece Whitley (born 2000), American competitive swimmer
* Reece Willcox (born 1994), Canadian ice hockey player
* Reece Williams (born 1985), Australian rugby league footballer and referee
* Reece Williams (cricketer) (born 1988), South African cricketer
* Reece Willison (born 1999), Scottish footballer
* Reece Wilson (born 1996), Scottish downhill mountain biker
* Reece Young (born 1979), New Zealand Test cricketer

## Other names

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* Uncle Reece, stage name of Maurice Hicks Jr. (born 1984), American musician

## See also

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* Rees (surname)
* Reese (given name)

## References

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1. ^ Lower, Mark Antony (1860). Patronymica Britannica: A Dictionary of the Family Names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith.
2. ^ Smith, Elsdon Coles (1986). American Surnames. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Com. p. 92\. ISBN 978-0-8063-1150-0.

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