What does the name reeve mean?

Answer 1

I don't know it is my last name. The best advice I could give would be to look at the original french spelling reeves. My name reaves is a british variation and less common than the original. So far all I've gotten is son of reeve, and someone that lives in the wood. not much information.

-Matthew Paul Reaves

Answer 2

A reeve is a local official with jurisdiction something like a mayor, but over smaller communities. The word is Anglo-Saxon in origin. The reeve of a shire was called a "shire-reeve" which became our modern word "sheriff".

Answer 3

water
Reece (Welsh) is "enthusiasm"

Answer 4

It means Baliff