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Masculine

Reece

/riːs/

Ardor, enthusiasm

Welsh

How to say it

REECE

/riːs/

What it means

An anglicized spelling of the Welsh Rhys, 'ardor, fiery zeal, enthusiasm.'

Reece is an easy-to-read spelling of the Welsh Rhys, a name carried by medieval Welsh princes and meaning 'ardor,' 'fiery zeal,' or 'enthusiasm.' The Reece and Reese spellings made it travel beyond Wales. Brisk and warm in one syllable. The original Rhys keeps the Welsh look. Said REES.

Popularity over time

#10 #100 #1000 #1 #277018802025

peaked at #344 in 2001, currently #460 in 2025.

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, names given to at least 5 babies in a year, 1880–present. See where the names are moving

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    An anglicized spelling of the Welsh Rhys; also Reese.

Spelling variants

  • Rhys
  • Reese
  • Rees