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Rae - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Rae
 
 

 


The girl name Rae [ 1 syll. rae, ra-e ] is pronounced as REY KEY. Rae is used chiefly in the English language and it is derived from Hebrew origins. Rae is a short form of the name Rachel (English, French, and German).

Rae is an unusual baby girl name. Its usage peaked modestly in 1903 with 0.027% of baby girls being given the name Rae. It was #369 in rank then. The baby name has experienced a steep loss in popularity since then, and is today of very light use. In 2007, among the family of girl names directly linked to Rae, Rachel (English, French, and German) was the most frequently used.

Baby names that sound like Rae include Ray (English), Rea (German, Hungarian, and Italian), Roo (English), Rue (English), Raya (Russian), Rhea (English, German, and Greek), Ria (English, German, and Hungarian), Rois (Irish), Rora (English), Róis (Irish), and Aure (French).

KEY: Pronunciation for Rae: R as in "read (R.IY.D)" ; EY as in "ate (EY.T)"


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