name
Meaning 1
A surname
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Standard Lemma guide
Reese
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Pronunciation
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/ɹis/
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CMU ARPABET: R IY1 S Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
name
Meaning 2
A male given name
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name
Meaning 3
A female given name transferred from the surname, of 1980s and later American usage.
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noun
Meaning 4
Synonym of peanut butter cup
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Synonyms: peanut butter cup
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History
Etymology
* 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”).
A genericization of the trademark Reese, a popular brand of peanut butter cup, thus applied to all peanut butter cups.
Real reading context