Given name & surname
Reich
“realm”
Reich is a surname from German (ultimately Proto-Indo-European). It is used in English and German.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Reich goes back to German Reich, meaning “realm.”
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Where it comes from
Reich comes from German, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European.
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How it developed
From German Reich (“realm”), from Middle High German rīche, from Old High German rīhhi, from Proto-West Germanic *rīkī, from Proto-Germanic *rīkiją, from Proto-Celtic *rīgyom, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs, built from Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- + *-s.
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Reich’s family of names
In English usage, Reich as a surname shares an earlier linguistic root with Raj. In English usage, Reich as a surname has a related form in Rike. In German usage, Reich as a surname shares a linguistic root with the Dutch form RIJK.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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