æz ɐ pˈɜːsənəl nˈeɪm ɐ ɡɹɐmˈæɾɪkəl fˈɔːɹm ʌv ɹˈiːd, ɹˈiːdə, wʌz jˈuːzd æt ðɪ ˈɜːlɪɪst stˈeɪdʒᵻz ʌv ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ hˈɪstɚɹi.
As a personal name a grammatical form of Read, Reada, was used at the earliest stages of English history.