Reid is a variant of Reed. Reed is an English name and can mean three different things. It can come from the Old English 'read', which means 'red', or from the word 'hreod', which means 'reeds', or even from 'reod', which means 'cleared land'.
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Reid is a variant of Reed. Reed is an English name and can mean three different things. It can come from the Old English 'read', which means 'red', or from the word 'hreod', which means 'reeds', or even from 'reod', which means 'cleared land'.