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Ray

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Meaning and origin
Ray is a Scottish boy name. The meaning of the name is `grace`.


Where is it used?
The name Ray is mainly used in English.

It is an abbreviated form of
Raniero, used in Italian.
Raymond, used in English and in French.
Rayner, used in English.


How do they say it elsewhere?
Rachel (In English, French, German and in the bible)


In combination with other names:
In English: Raelene (F)


For the opposite sex use:
In Spanish: Ramón (M)
In English: Rae (F)


See also
In Spanish and in Portuguese: Raimundo
In Spanish: Rainerio
In Italian: Raimondo
In Italian: Raimonda
In Irish: Réamann
In German and in Dutch: Raimund
In German: Rainer
In German: Reiner
In German: Raimunde
In German: Reimund
In French: Rainier
In French: Raymonde
In English: Raymund
In Catalan: Ramon


More `Ray` links
Ray as abbreviation
Actors named Ray
Ray in the encyclopedia




Statistics for Ray

Ray appears in 2007`s top-1000 name list at rank 639. In the last 128 years Ray has occupied a spot in the top 1000 without interruptions. The name reached the top-100 7 times. 1900 was a `top year` for the name Ray. (Based on 128 years of name history) In that year it ranked #55. Our records go back to 1880

YearRankRank
2007639
2006558
2005564
2004576
2003618
2002582
2001574
2000516
1999513
1998490
1997486
1996484
1995455
1994405
1993413
1992394
1991349
1990328
1980261
1970187
1960121
1950111
194077
193058
192067
191067
190055
189056
188095


See also the US top 1000 names 2007

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