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reel Name Meaning and History
Dutch: from a shortened form of the Germanic name Radilo,
itself a short form of a compound name formed with rad
‘counsel’, ‘advice’ as the first element, for example
Radolf. Compare Ralph.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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