Reis 3117482 217498063 2008-06-06T08:51:08Z Academic Challenger 30528 Reverted edits by [[Special:Contributions/Reis92|Reis92]] ([[User talk:Reis92|talk]]) to last version by Tholly '''Reis''' is the [[Portuguese language|Portuguese]] word for [[Monarch|kings]]. It may mean a number of different things: {{TOC_right}} ==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]]. [[Category:Portuguese surnames]] [[tr:Reis]]