Ray

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  • 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