Ray

ray rây rày rầy ra'y -raþ English Pronunciation en /ɹeɪ/ en En-midwest-pancake-ray.ogg GA en eɪ 1 en ray Wray ; Rae Re Rea<aa:pane-pain> ; re Rhea<aa:one pronunciation> Etymology 1 As an English surname, from pet forms derived from the root of en Raymond. Also as an English surname, from en fro rei king. Compare en Roy, en King. Also as an English surname, from en ang rā roe deer. Compare en Roe. Also as an English surname, variant of en Wray and en Rye. As a en gd - surname, shortened from en McRae. As a en fr - surname, from the verb fr raier to gush out, flow, radiate. Compare en Leray. As a en pl - and en sl - surname, Americanized from en Raj, from pl raj paradise. As an Indian surname, variant of en Rai. + Proper noun ~ en nicknames. en male Raymond,Rayane,Rayan, also used as a formal given name. en 1980 w:Wright Morris Plains Song, for Female Voices Harper&Row 0060130474 113 -, or Raymond if it happened to be a boy, choosing it in the hope that a name like Ray would make a boy's life easier. en 2005 Sam Weller The Bradbury Chronicles: The Life of Ray Bradbury William Morrow 006054581X 12 Although the name on his birth certificate was spelled "Ray", Ray said he was originally given the name "Rae" after Rae Williams, a cousin on his father's side. en 2009-08-05 Matt Richtel Federal Agency Plans Distracted Driving Forum w:The New York Times http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/05/us/politics/05drive.html Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood linked the drunken driving and distracted driving issues in his statement announcing the meeting. https://web.archive.org/web/20210609150218/https://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/05/us/politics/05drive.html en female Rachel, more often spelled Rae. en 2010 w:Sophie Hannah A Room Swept White Hodder & Stoughton 978-0-340-98062-0 271 'Rachel told me―' 'Call her Ray. She hates Rachel.' en number of places c/USA: en CDP co/Coosa County s/Alabama. en ghost town co/Pinal County s/Arizona. en unincorporated community twp:Suf/Fremont co/Steuben County s/Indiana and co/Branch County s/Michigan. en twp co/Macomb County s/Michigan. en unincorporated community co/Koochiching County s/Minnesota. en minor city co/Williams County s/North Dakota. en river co/Buckinghamshire and co/Oxfordshire cc/England which joins the River riv/Cherwell. en river in north co/Wiltshire cc/England which joins the riv/Thames. Derived terms en raygrantite rayograph Rayson Cape Ray Ray County Etymology 2 +, Iran From en fa - رَیْ, from en pal -, from en peo 𐎼𐎥𐎠 ragā, a Median district. Compare akk 𒊏𒂵𒀪 ra-ga-', elx 𒊩𒋡𒀭 rák-ka4-an (loc.), grc Ῥάγαι, la Rhagae, la Rhaganae, Iranian borrowings. Alternative forms en Rey en Rai en Rhay, en Rhey dated en Shahr-e-Rey, en Shahr-e-Ray, en Shahr Rey, en Shahr Ray, en Chahr-e Ray Iranian Persian en Rhaga, en Rhagae, en Rhaganae Latin en Rhages, en Rages Ancient Greek en Raga Old Persian en Rayy, en al-Rayy Arabic Proper noun A city near Tehran, Iran. en historical A region and satrapy in ancient Iran located between the Alborz and Zagros mountain ranges and the Dasht-e Kavir desert; Rhagiana. Synonyms en Arsacia Related terms en Rhazes en Rhagiana Translations city in Iran Arabic: ar الرَّيّ Azerbaijani: az Rey Chagatai: chg ری Greek: Ancient Greek: grc Ῥάγαι Latin: la Rhagae, la Rhaganae, la Rages f Marathi: mr रेय Persian: fa شهر ری šahr-e rey, fa ری rey Old Persian: peo 𐎼𐎥𐎠 Ragā Tajik: tg Рай Turkish: tr Rey Ottoman Turkish: ota ری Rey Uzbek: uz Ray Anagrams en ary -ary Ary Ayr RYA ary ayr rya yar en unisex given names Cebuano ceb Proper noun ceb noun ceb male English Uzbek Рай Etymology uz chg ری, from uz fa-cls ری ray. Proper noun uz proper noun uz city c/Iran Ray