Reed vs. Reid
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Anonymous
| Which spelling will cause the least confusion? Of course people who have never heard of the name will spell it "Read" but between Reid and Reed, which is better? I am not as much a fan of the additional Reade spelling. |
Anonymous
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i've only ever seen it spelled Reid when used as a first name; Reed only as a last name.
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Anonymous
Not true. I know two men named Reed. If anything, Reid, as in Harry. Reis, is the spelling for sur name. |
Anonymous
| I've only personally seen it spelled Reed. |
Anonymous
Me too. Both my uncle and a good friend are named Reid. |
Anonymous
| Just ask Jack Reed and Harry Reid. Two current senators. |
Anonymous
| I've seen both as first name and both as last name, but in my experience, Reed is more common. That said, the SSA does not agree with me and Reid has been slightly more common for the last few years. |
Anonymous
| Definitely Reid |
Anonymous
| Reid |
Anonymous
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Reed
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Anonymous
all i said was that i, personally, have only seen the name spelled certain ways. so yes, it is true... for me. didn't say it was out of the realm of possibility for the name to be spelled other ways, PP. |
Anonymous
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I thought Reed was the first name and Reid the last but you can see there isn't agreement on that.
I think Reed looks nicer as a name. |
Anonymous
+1. Reid was on our list of baby names. |
Anonymous
| I've only seen it REED for a first name and both spellings as a last. |
Anonymous
| OP here. It seems pretty split. SSA lists Reid is currently the most popular but I also am more familiar with Reed as the first name. |