Reece (name)

{{wiktionary|Reece}} {{other uses|Reece (disambiguation)}} {{Infobox given name | name = Reece | image = | image_size = | caption = | gender = Primarily male | language = English | languageorigin = English, Welsh | origin = Anglicisation of ''Rhys'' | meaning = "ardent" or "fiery" | region = Wales | variant = {{Plainlist| * Reese * Rhys }} | nickname = }} '''Reece''' is a given name and surname that derives from the Welsh name Rhys.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Lower |first1=Mark Antony |title=Patronymica Britannica: A Dictionary of the Family Names of the United Kingdom |date=1860 |publisher=J.R. Smith |location=London |url=https://archive.org/details/patronymicabrita00lowe |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Smith |first1=Elsdon Coles |title=American Surnames |date=1986 |publisher=Genealogical Publishing Com |location=Baltimore |isbn=978-0-8063-1150-0 |page=92 |language=en}}</ref> Notable people with the name include:

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

==See also== * Rees (surname) * Reese (given name)

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