Details for the forename Ray

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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 Personal research
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.