Reedy Coat of Arms
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Per www.traceit.com, the components of the Reedy Coat of Arms is as follows:
| Shield | Blue with 3 silver swans |
| Crest | An arm holding a scimitar |
| Motto | “Reddie Aye Reddie” |
Definition:
Ready:
1. English: nickname for a provident man, from ME readi prepared, prompt (OE (ge)ræde, of uncertain origin, perhaps a deriv. of ræd counsel, advice).
2. Scots: habitation name from Reedie in the former county of Angus, whose name is of uncertain origin.
3. Irish: Anglicized form of Gael. Ó Rodaigh ‘descendant of Rodach’, a personal name probably derived from rod spirited, furious (cf. Roden 1).
Reedie:
The name Reedie is a Scottish Patronymic English Nickname of the Scotsman Reedie in Angus which was derived from the Old English read (red) for red hair or complexion. Also, in some cases, it is a descriptive English name, as in -- "always ready". Sometimes, it's meaning is of the descendent of Little Read (red), the nickname for a redhead, or the pet form of Redmond "counsel, protection." Redman is polygenetic, derived independantly from surnames Read and Roth. When arriving from the former it originates from the Old English read = red and designated the man with the red hair or ruddy complexion. The softening of the -E- sound in Old English read to modern English red is not well-explained. Variations of Read are Reade, Reed, Redd, Reid, Redman, Readman, Ride, Ryde, and Ryder. Roth is the German Nickname and Jewish Assumed Ornamental Name for the person with red hair, derived from German rot = red. Variants are Rothe, Rother, and the Jewish variations are Roter, Roiter, Royter , among others. Reedy is likely a spelling variation of Reedie, a Scottish place name for the so-named location in the former county of Angus, the name of which has uncertain origins. Readie, Ready, Reidie, Reidy are other spelling variations.