Read

See also: read and réad

English

Etymology

English and Scottish surname, variant of Reed.

Proper noun

Read

1. A surname from Old English, a less common spelling variant of Reid.
2. A male given name transferred from the surname.
3. A village and civil parish in Ribble Valley district, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD7634).
4. A township in Clayton County, Iowa, United States.
5. A township in Butler County, Nebraska, United States.
6. An unincorporated community in Randolph County, West Virginia, United States.

Derived terms

• Readville

Anagrams

• 'eard, DARE, Dare, Dear, Rade, Reda, ared, dare, dear, rade