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 [ 1 syll. rey, re-y ] The boy name Rey is pronounced REY KEY. Rey is of Latin, Spanish, Old Norse, and Celtic origin. It is used mainly in the Spanish and English languages. Latin, Spanish, Old Norse, and Celtic origin, English use: Derived literally from the word rey meaning 'king'. In addition, Rey is a variant form of the English, Dutch, French, German, and Scottish Roy in the Spanish language. Rey is also a variant form of the English, French, and German Rex in the Spanish language. Rey is also a variant form of the English and Scottish Ronald in the Spanish language. Rey is somewhat popular as a baby boy name. The name has been rising in popularity since the 1990s; prior to that, it was of only infrequent use. At the modest peak of its usage in 2008, 0.011% of baby boys were given the name Rey. It was #857 in rank then. Out of the family of boy names directly linked to Rey, the English and Scottish Ronald was the most commonly used in 2008. It was 4 times more commonly used than Rey in that year. Baby names that sound like Rey include the Arabic Rais, the English Ray, the Scandinavian Roar, the French Roi, the English Rowe, the English, Dutch, French, German, and Scottish Roy, the Spanish Ruy, the English Ry, the Polish Rye, the Spanish Rio, the Irish and Scottish Rorie, the English, Irish, and Scottish Rory, the Irish and Scottish Ruairí, the Portuguese Rui, the name Arrio, the Spanish Aureo, and the Irish Ruari. KEY: Pronunciation for Rey: R as in "read (R.IY.D)" ; EY as in "ate (EY.T)"   |
