Reeth

Possibly from Old English rīth (“[place at] the stream”). Recorded in the Domesday Book as Rie and in 1184 as Rithe.

Reeth

1. A small town in Richmondshire district, North Yorkshire, England

• 2003, A. D. Mills, A Dictionary of British Place-Names, Oxford University Press, →ISBN

• Ehret, Ether, ether, rethe, theer, there, three

First attested as redh towards the end of the 11th century. Perhaps derived from Old Dutch redh (“road, way”). Compare Rheden.

• IPA^(key): /reːt/
• Hyphenation: Reeth
• Rhymes: -eːt

Reeth n

1. A hamlet in Overbetuwe, Gelderland, Netherlands.

• van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN