Rae

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Rae is a given name used across various cultures, often as a short form or variant of names like Rachel or Raymond.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Rae canonical 5
Raeann 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (43)

Predicate Object
instanceOf given name
hypocorism
unisex given name
canFunctionAs nickname
standalone given name
category English feminine given names
English unisex given names
hypocorisms
commonUsePeriod 20th century
21st century
hasGenderUsage feminine
masculine
hasNotableBearersType actors
athletes
musicians
writers
hasOrigin Germanic (via Raymond)
Hebrew (via Rachel)
hasSpellingVariant Raee
Ray
Raye
Rea
isDiminutiveOf Rachel
Raymond
isPerceivedAs modern-sounding name in English
isShortFormOf compound names ending in -rae
isUsedAs first name
middle name
surname
isVariantOf Rae self-linksurface differs
surface form: Raeann

Ray
languageOfUse English
Scottish
Welsh
meaningDerivedFrom Rachel ("ewe" in Hebrew)
Raymond
surface form: Raymond ("wise protector" or "counsel protection")
nameLength three letters
script Latin alphabet
syllableCount one syllable
typicalGenderAssociation more common for females in modern usage
usedInCulture Anglophone cultures
Jewish communities
Scottish communities

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Ray relatedName Rae
Rae isVariantOf Rae self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Raeann
Rachael shortForm Rae