Ray

Meaning

1. A surname transferred from the nickname.
2. A diminutive of the male given name Raymond, also used as a formal given name.
3. A diminutive of the female given name Rachel, more often spelled Rae.
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10. A river in Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire, England, which joins the River Cherwell.
11. A river in north Wiltshire, England, which joins the Thames.

Etymology

Cognate with Akkadian: 𒊏𒂵𒀪

Cognate with Elamite: 𒊩𒋡𒀭

Cognate with Ancient Greek: Ῥάγαι

Cognate with Latin: Rhagae

In summary

* As an English surname, from pet forms derived from the root of Raymond.
* Also as an English surname, from Old French rei (“king”). Compare Roy, King.
* Also as an English surname, from Old English rā (“roe deer”). Compare Roe.
* Also as an English surname, variant of Wray and Rye.
* As a Scottish Gaelic surname, shortened from McRae.
* As a French surname, from the verb raier (“to gush out, flow, radiate”). Compare Leray.
* As a Polish and Slovene surname, Americanized from Raj, from raj (“paradise”).
* As an Indian surname, variant of Rai.

Sentences

And will I tell Ray !