Ray

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Learn about the name Ray. See how popular Ray is in countries all over the world and whether it is used as a girls name or a boys name. Discover what Ray means in other languages and if it has any negative meanings.

Contents

  1. How do you pronounce Ray?
  2. How popular is the name Ray?
  3. What does Ray mean?
  4. In what countries is Ray popular?
  5. Is Ray a girls name?
  6. Is Ray a boys name?
  7. What ethnicity is the name Ray?
  8. What are similar names to Ray?
  9. What words does Ray rhyme with?

How to pronouce, type, and say Ray

See how to say, spell, type, and pronounce Ray.

How to pronouce Ray

Ray ARPAbet pronounciation: R EY1

Ray IPA pronounciation: reΙͺ

How to spell and type Ray

Ray in readable ASCII: ray

Ray in hex: ray

What does Ray rhyme with?

English words that rhyme with Ray.

The name Ray rhymes with:

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antigay antigay anway array asay
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b'nai b-j ba baa ballet
banpais bay baye bayh beaupre
beauvais benet bernay betray bey
beyonce blay bley bombay boulais
boulay bouquet bouvier bouygues brae
bray brey bta bua buffet
buga c'est ca cabaret cabernet
cabriolet cache cafe cafe calais
callais calvey cama carre cathay
cay cea ceta chalet che
chevrolet chevrolet chez cia ciskei
clay cliche cluj coday communique
compusa convey cray crochet croquet
d'orsay da dae dak day
daye de decay defray dekay
delay delray deseret devey dey
disarray disarray dismay disobey display
dj dk dna donais dorais
dossier dossier dovey dray drey
dumais dunlavey dupay ek ekk
epa essay everyday faberge faraway
fay faye fda fe fey
fiance filet fillet flay fnma
fnma foia francais fray frey
ga gai galle gaudier gay
gaye gerais gervais gray graye
grey guay gway haigh halfway
hay haye hefei hervey hevey
hey hiaa hongwei hooray hurray
hwe ilhae imlay intraday ira
ita j j. jacquet jae
jaquay jay jaye jfk jna
jonbenet jose jouret k k.
kamei kay kaye khe kkk
klay kley kray krey l'espalier
la-carre lait langlais lay laye
lei les levey ley leyh
liberte lihue lurvey lyonnais mackay
macknay maclay macrae mae maltais
manet manet marais marquai marquai
may maye mba mcbay mccay
mcclay mccrae mccray mccrea mcgarvey
mcgray mckay mclay mcnay mcquay
mcrae mcray mcshea mcstay mcvay
mcveigh mcvey mei meservey mey
millay mobay monet monterey monterey
monterrey monterrey monterrey monterrey morais
moray moutray mulvey naivete nay
nba ne neigh nej ney
nihei nikkei nisei nissei noaa
o'day o'dea o'shea obey oday
oj ok okay olay ole
one-way orsay orsay oshea overplay
overstay palais papier-mache parfait parquet
passe pay paye pei per-se
perrier pevey pga piaget pinochet
pinochet play porcher portray pray
prepay prey puree purvey quai
quay quaye quaye rae raye
rca re rea reay redisplay
rene renee repay replay resnais
rey risque rna roget sachet
san-jose santa-fe satay satay saute
say saye sba schey schley
se seay sergei servais sevey
shay shea shinsei sinay slay
sleigh smay snay sochet societe
soiree sorbet souffle spay spey
spray sta stay stray strey
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tay they today today toray
torme toupee touvier tray tre
trey turvey u.k. u.s.a. uk
underpay underplay underway usa usda
uva v.a. vadnais valet vey
voisey voisey waga waga wah-pei
way waye wei weigh wey
whey whey wray wy yakutakay
yay yea zalay zepa

What does the name Ray mean?

Literal translations for the name Ray.

What does Ray mean in English?

ray n 1: a column of light (as from a beacon) [syn: {beam}, {beam of light}, {light beam}, {ray}, {ray of light}, {shaft}, {shaft of light}, {irradiation}] 2: a branch of an umbel or an umbelliform inflorescence 3: (mathematics) a straight line extending from a point 4: a group of nearly parallel lines of electromagnetic radiation [syn: {beam}, {ray}, {electron beam}] 5: the syllable naming the second (supertonic) note of any major scale in solmization [syn: {re}, {ray}] 6: any of the stiff bony spines in the fin of a fish 7: cartilaginous fishes having horizontally flattened bodies and enlarged winglike pectoral fins with gills on the underside; most swim by moving the pectoral fins v 1: emit as rays; "That tower rays a laser beam for miles across the sky" 2: extend or spread outward from a center or focus or inward towards a center; "spokes radiate from the hub of the wheel"; "This plants radiate spines in all directions" [syn: {radiate}, {ray}] 3: expose to radiation; "irradiate food" [syn: {irradiate}, {ray}]

What does Ray mean in Kurdish?

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Where is the name Ray popular?

See what countries the name Ray is most popular in.

Can Ray be a girls name?

See where Ray is used as a girls name.

Ray is sometimes used as a girls name in the following countries:

Can Ray be a boys name?

See where Ray is used as a boys name.

Ray popularity by country

See how popular Ray is for boys or girls in 4 country data sets.

How popular is Ray in Canada as a boys name?
In 1935 Ray was the 101st most popular boys name in Canada.

Ray boys name rank in Canada

How popular is Ray in United States as a boys name?
In 2018 Ray was the 728th most popular boys name in United States.

Ray boys name rank in United States

How popular is Ray in United Kingdom as a boys name?
In 2017 Ray was the 486th most popular boys name in United Kingdom.

Ray boys name rank in United Kingdom

How popular is Ray in United States as a girls name?
In 1936 Ray was the 851st most popular girls name in United States.

Ray girls name rank in United States

What ethnicity is the name Ray?

Global data on the ethnicity of the name Ray.

What ethnicity is someone with the name Ray likely to be?

  • Ray has a 1.60% chance of being East Asian
  • Ray has a 0.21% chance of being Japanese
  • Ray has a 32.82% chance of being South Asian
  • Ray has a 1.43% chance of being African
  • Ray has a 6.76% chance of being Muslim
  • Ray has a 48.82% chance of being British
  • Ray has a 0.23% chance of being Eastern European
  • Ray has a 3.49% chance of being Jewish
  • Ray has a 1.33% chance of being French
  • Ray has a 0.30% chance of being Germanic
  • Ray has a 1.98% chance of being Hispanic
  • Ray has a 0.54% chance of being Italian
  • Ray has a 0.49% chance of being Nordic

Ray Probabilities

Gender, generation, birth year, and other predictions for the name Ray.

What is the most common profile of a person named Ray

Someone with the name Ray was most likely born in 1957.

Someone with the name Ray is most likely to be mostly_male.

Someone with the name Ray is most likely from this generation: Baby Boomers.

What names are similar to the name Ray?

Find similar names to Ray.