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'''Reis''' is the [[Portuguese language|Portuguese]] word for [[Monarch|kings]]. It may mean a number of different things:
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==Surname==
'''Reis''' is a common [[surname]] in the Portuguese language, namely in [[Portugal]] and [[Brazil]]. It was originally a [[Christian]] devotional [[family name]] of the [[Middle Ages]], probably due to the Portuguese name for the [[Biblical Magi]], the ''Reis Magos'' (the [[Magus|Magi]] [[Monarch|Kings]]). Sometimes the surname is ''dos Reis'' (''of the Kings''). The Reis surname does not denote a single [[Genealogy|genealogical]] origin and there are many different families bearing that surname. The Reis etymology is probably from the Latin ''[[Rex]]'' ("King"), and it is noticeable that it has relations with the [[German language|German]] ''[[Reich]]'' ("Kingdom, Empire"), and the [[Dutch language|Dutch]] ''[[Rijk]]''(also "Kingdom, Empire"), the Germanic names [[Rick]], [[Rich]], [[Richard]], etc.
'''Reis''' is also a common [[surname]] in the [[German language]].
It is a name associated with a great number of different people:
* [[Alison Reis]], Australian newsreader
*[[Alves dos Reis]], Portuguese financial criminal
*[[António Reis]], Portuguese film director
*[[Lance (porn star)|David Alan Reis]], American [[Gay pornography|gay porn]] actor
*[[Gabriel Reis]], Brazilian water polo player
*[[Johann Philipp Reis]], German scientist and inventor
*[[John Reis]], American musician
*[[Matt Reis]], American football player
*[[Michelle Reis]], Hong Kong actress
*[[Nicolau dos Reis Lobato]], East Timorese politician
*[[Ricardo Reis]], one of the Portuguese poet [[Fernando Pessoa]]'s [[Heteronym (literature)|heteronym]]s
*[[Roberto Esser dos Reis]], Brazilian [[Ichthyology|ichthyologist]]
*[[Rodrigo Santoro|Rodrigo Junqueira dos Reis]], Brazilian actor
*[[Ron Reis]], American [[professional wrestling|professional wrestler]]
==Currency==
'''Reis''' (or similar words) is the plural form of a number of [[Currency|currencies]] called [[real]], past and present:
*The [[Brazilian real|real]] (plural ''reais'') is the present currency of Brazil.
*The [[Spanish real]] (plural ''reales'') was a currency of [[Spain]].
*The [[Portuguese real]] (plural ''reis'' or ''réis'') was a currency of Portugal.
==Military rank==
'''Reis''' (also ''Rais'') was a [[Turkish language|Turkish]] military rank akin to that of [[Admiral]], that was commonly added to the [[Officer (armed forces)|officer's]] name. Examples include:
*[[Piri Reis|"Piri Reis"]]
*[[Turgut Reis|Dragut "Turgut Reis"]]
*[[Murat Reis|Murat "Reis"]]
*[[Uluj Ali|Uluç Ali "Reis"]]
*[[Seydi Ali Reis|Seydi Ali "Reis"]]
==Places==
There are several places around the world named '''Reis''':
*[[Dirce Reis]], [[São Paulo (state)|São Paulo]] in Brazil.
*[[Angra dos Reis]], [[Rio de Janeiro (state)|Rio de Janeiro]] in Brazil.
*[[Reis Township, Minnesota|Reis Township]], [[Polk County, Minnesota]] in America.
*Reis Magos, former name of [[Nova Almeida, Espírito Santo|Nova Almeida]], [[Espírito Santo]] in Brazil.
*[[Reis Magos (river)|Reis Magos]], a river at whose mouth the town of Nova Almeida (Brazil) stands.
*[[Caldas de Reis]], Portugal.
==See also==
* [[Ries]]
==Other==
*[[TCG Uluç Ali Reis (S-338)]], [[TCG Hizir Reis (S-342)]] and [[TCG Turgut Reis (S 342)]], submarines of the [[Turkish Navy]].
*[[The Year of the Death of Ricardo Reis]], novel by Portuguese novelist [[José Saramago]].
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