Ray Definition
A diminutive of the male given name Raymond, also used as a formal given name.
A diminutive of the female given name Rachel, more often spelled Rae.
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Origin of Ray
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From its sound, by analogy with the letters chay, jay, gay, kay, which it resembles graphically.
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Via Middle English, from Old French rai, from Latin radius (“staff, stake, spoke").
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Middle English raye from Old French raie from Latin raia
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
Middle English from Old French rai from Latin radius
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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Old French raie, from Latin raia.
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Shortened from array.
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