Raya

Gender：
Pronounced： [ - ]
Popularity：
Usage：Bulgarian

Meaning & History：

Diminutive of RAYNA (1).

RAYNA (1) female Bulgarian

Either a Bulgarian form of REGINA or a feminine form of RAYNO.

REGINA female English, German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Lithuanian, Polish, Czech, Hungarian, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Late Roman

Means "queen" in Latin (or Italian). It was in use as a Christian name from early times, and was borne by a 2nd-century saint. In England it was used during the Middle Ages in honour of the Virgin Mary, and it was later revived in the 19th century. A city in Canada bears this name, in honour of Queen Victoria.

RAYNO male Bulgarian

Bulgarian variant of RADKO.

RADKO male Bulgarian, Czech

Diminutive of Slavic names beginning with the element rad "happy, willing".

Names related to Raya：

FULL FORMS

BULGARIAN: Radka, Radoslava, Raina, Rayna

EQUIVALENTS

AFRICAN AMERICAN: Lagina

CROATIAN: Radoslava

CZECH: Radka, Radoslava, Regina

DANISH: Gina, Ina, Regina