Reeve

English occupational name

"bailiff"

Reeve Origin and Meaning

The name Reeve is a boy's name of English origin meaning "bailiff".

Reeve is cool and dignified, sophisticated and modern — an excellent combination of assets, and a name being seen as a more masculine and distinctive alternative to Reese.

A reeve was a medieval English manor officer responsible for overseeing the discharge of feudal obligations. Reeve has very occasionally been used for girls: it was the name of the daughter of Charles and Anne Morrow Lindbergh, their youngest child. 

Reeve Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 859 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Reeve

• 859 Nameberry 2025

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Famous People Named Reeve

• Reeve Jefferson Carney American singer,songwriter and actor
• Elon Reeve Musk South African billionaire inventor, businessman, investor
• Christopher Reeve American actor

The name Reeve in Pop Culture

• Reeve a character in the book The Face On the Milk Carton by Caroline B. Cooney
• Reeve a character in the Burn for Burn trilogy by Jenny Han and Siobhan Vivian
• Reeve Tuesti character in video game "Final Fantasy VII"