Given name & surname · also German
Reiff
“ruler”
Reiff is a surname with more than one origin.
Original GermanReif
Meaning & origin
What it means
Reiff goes back to Proto-Germanic *rīks, meaning “ruler.”
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Where it comes from
Reiff has more than one origin: in one tradition, it comes from Proto-Germanic *rīks; as a Jewish surname, it comes from German.
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Reiff’s family of names
In English usage, Reiff as a surname shares a linguistic root with the German form REIF. In German usage, Reiff as a surname has a related form in Raif. In German usage, Reiff as a surname has a related form in RAIFF.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 6
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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