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Trish (F)> Barka (F)> Bora (F)> Fien (F)> Inge (M)> Geertke (F)> Mildred (F)> Geertruida (F)> Agatiello (S)> Jerry (F)> Raymonde (F)> Matyusha (F)> Magdalone (F)> Barunka (F)> D'Agata (S)> Ray (M)>

Ray (male)

Diminutive for:Raymond (M)
Can be spelt:Wray (M)
Feminine form:Rae (F) Ray (F)
   
Source(s): The Oxford Names Companion, OUP
"Scottish Forenames" - Donald Whyte, FGH, FSG
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Notes:

English.

1. A short form of Raymond, now used as a given name in its own right.

2. Transferred use of the surname, itself derived from the nick-name meaning "king", from rei, the Old French form of roi.