Rae

Definitions

1. A Scottish surname transferred from the nickname. A variant of Roe.
2. A diminutive of the female given name Rachel, also used as a formal given name, mostly as a middle name.

Equivalents

Examples

“CHUCK. Joyce Mathews! I see⟳ and this girl's name⟳ is Rae Edwards. What does Rae stand⟳ for? CHRIS. Rae, Rae! CHUCK. Rachel? That's what I'm trying to find⟳ out; Sugar Ray? Rae doesn't mean⟳ too much to me. Hooray, Sugar Ray, etc. So her name⟳ is Rachael H? I see⟳.”

“Jo Rae Perkins was carrying about 50 percent of the vote⟳ in Oregon’s primary as of Wednesday afternoon, vanquishing three other Republican candidates to become⟳ the party’s nominee for the seat currently held by Senator Jeff Merkley, a Democrat.”

“My first name⟳ is Ray because of a distant relative, a woman, whose name⟳ was Rae. I was named for her and spelled my name⟳ Rae until I was old enough to realize⟳ I was being mocked, when I changed it to the masculine form⟳ Ray.”

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