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Rey

Rey proper noun: a surname from Spanish. Also the alternative form of Ray.

Proper noun

Rey

  1. A surname from Spanish.
    • The elevator doors close just as Luisa Rey reaches them, but the unseen occupant jams them with his cane. “Thank you,” says Luisa to the old man. “Glad the age of chivalry isn’t totally dead.”2004, David Mitchell, “Half-Lives: The First Luisa Rey Mystery”, in Cloud Atlas, →ISBN, page 91

Also used as

Rey is also the alternative form of Ray.

Origin of Rey

Multiple origins; in most cases borrowed from Spanish Rey. Doublet of Roy.

Words formed from Rey

Phrases with Rey

Questions about Rey

What does Rey mean?
Rey means a surname from Spanish.
What part of speech is Rey?
Rey is a proper noun.

Words near Rey in the dictionary

  1. Rexroth
  2. Rexroths
  3. Rexton
  4. REXX
  5. Rexy
  6. Rey
  7. Reyansh
  8. Reyburn
  9. Reyburns
  10. Reydon
  11. Reye

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