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Rae

/ɹeɪ/

Rae proper noun: a Scottish surname transferred from the nickname. A variant of Roe. Also the feminine form of Ray.

Proper noun

Rae

  1. A Scottish surname transferred from the nickname. A variant of Roe.
  2. A diminutive of the female given name Rachel, also used as a formal given name, mostly as a middle name.
    • CHUCK. Joyce Mathews! I see and this girl's name is Rae Edwards. What does Rae stand for?
    • CHRIS. Rae, Rae!
    • CHUCK. Rachel? That's what I'm trying to find out; Sugar Ray? Rae doesn't mean too much to me. Hooray, Sugar Ray, etc. So her name is Rachael H? I see.1965, Lewis Yablonsky, The Tunnel Back: Synamon, Macmillan, page 204

Adjective capitalized: RAE

RAE (not comparable)

  1. (abbreviation) Abbreviation of right (side) above elbow (said of an amputee/amputation).

Also used as

Rae is also the feminine form of Ray.

Words formed from Rae

Words that rhyme with Rae

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Questions about Rae

What does Rae mean?
Rae means a Scottish surname transferred from the nickname. A variant of Roe.
What part of speech is Rae?
Rae can be a proper noun or an adjective.
How do you pronounce Rae?
Rae is pronounced /ɹeɪ/.

Words near Rae in the dictionary

  1. Radzievskii
  2. radzimir
  3. radzimire
  4. radzimirs
  5. Radzivon
  6. Rae
  7. Raeanna
  8. raeb
  9. Raebareli
  10. raebs
  11. Raeburn

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