Ray
-
- [ RAY ]
- English
Short form of RAYMOND, often used as an independent name. It coincides with an English word meaning "beam of light". Science-fiction author Ray Bradbury (1920-2012) and musician Ray Charles (1930-2004) are two notable bearers of the name.
 | RAYMOND male English, French From the Germanic name Raginmund, composed of the elements ragin "advice" and mund "protector". The Normans introduced this name to England in the form Reimund. It was borne by several medieval (mostly Spanish) saints, including Saint Raymond Nonnatus, the patron of midwives and expectant mothers, and Saint Raymond of Peñafort, the patron of canonists. | |||||||||||||||||||
| FULL FORMS |
| ENGLISH: Raymond, Raymund |
| EQUIVALENTS |
| ANCIENT GERMANIC: Raginmund, Raimund |
| BASQUE: Erramun |
| CATALAN: Ramon |
| FINNISH: Raimo, Reima |
| FRENCH: Raymond |
| GERMAN: Raimund, Reimund |
| IRISH: Réamann, Redmond, Redmund |
| ITALIAN: Raimondo |
| LATVIAN: Raimonds |
| LIMBURGISH: Mao, Remao |
| LITHUANIAN: Raimondas |
| POLISH: Rajmund |
| PORTUGUESE (BRAZILIAN): Raymundo |
| PORTUGUESE: Raimundo |
| SLOVENE: Rajmund |
| SPANISH: Raimundo, Ramón, Raymundo |
| FEMININE FORMS |
| ENGLISH: Rae, Raelene, Raelyn, Ramona, Raylene |
| FRENCH: Raymonde |
| GERMAN: Raimunde |
| ITALIAN: Raimonda |
| ROMANIAN: Ramona |
| SPANISH: Ramona |