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Rayy

Rayy is the alternative form of Ray.

Meaning of Ray

Proper noun

Ray

  1. A surname transferred from the nickname.
  2. A diminutive of the male given names Raymond, Rayane, and Rayan, also used as a formal given name.
    • -, 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.1980, Wright Morris, Plains Song, for Female Voices, Harper&Row, →ISBN, page 113
  3. A diminutive of the female given name Rachel, more often spelled Rae.
    • 'Rachel told me―' 'Call her Ray. She hates Rachel.'2010, Sophie Hannah, A Room Swept White, Hodder & Stoughton, →ISBN, page 271
  4. A census-designated place in Coosa County, Alabama.
  5. A ghost town in Pinal County, Arizona.
  6. An unincorporated community in Fremont Township, Steuben County, Indiana and Branch County, Michigan.

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Questions about Rayy

What is Rayy the alternative form of?
Rayy is the alternative form of Ray.

Words near Rayy in the dictionary

  1. raytracer
  2. raytracers
  3. raytracing
  4. Rayville
  5. Raywood
  6. Rayy
  7. Raz
  8. raz'd
  9. Raza
  10. razana
  11. Razas

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