Ray
Diminutive of Raymond
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Ray Origin and Meaning
The name Ray is a boy's name meaning "wise protector".
Ray, still and forever, is one of the all-time hippest boys' names, with its jazzy Ray Charles biopic overtones. It's one of the coolest middle names), but works perfectly fine as a first.
The list of noteworthy Rays who have brought glory to their nickname name goes on forever—Bradbury, Romano, Milland (born Alfred), Liotta, and Goulding, to name just a few. Ray might still be short for Raymond or a more unusual formal name such as Rainier or Rayford, but it can also stand on its own.
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Famous People Named Ray
- Raymond Albert "Ray" RomanoAmerican actor and comedian
- Ray ToroAmerican musician and guitarist
- Ray CharlesAmerican musician
- Ray MillandWelsh actor
- Ray BradburyAmerican author
- Ray EdwardsAmerican football player
- Ray LewisAmerican football player
- Ray RiceAmerican football player
- Ray BolgerAmerican actor known for the Scarecrow in Wizard of Oz
- Stephen "Stevie" Ray VaughnAmerican singer,songwriter
- Billy Ray CyrusAmerican musician and starred in Disney's Hannah Montana
- Ray DaviesEnglish musician and The Kinks frontman
Ray in Pop Culture
- Robby Ray Stewartcharacter in series "Hannah Montana"
- Ray Browerunseen character in the film "Stand By Me" based on the novella "The Body" by Stephen King
- Raycharacter from the "Left Behind" series
- Raycharacter in series one and two of "Girls" (Lena Dunham)
- Ray Brennanfrom TV series "Las Vegas"
- Ray Stantzcharacter in Ghostbusters and Ghostbusters II, played by Dan Aykroyd
- Ray Crisp/Cartercharacter in Marvel Universe
- Ray Bronsonfrom movie "I Know What You Did Last Summer"
- Ray Wilkinscharacter from Scary Movie
- Ray Palmer aka Atomcharacter in DC Universe
- Raycharacter in the film "Hidden"
- Mr. Rayspotted eagle ray in Pixar's "Finding Nemo" and "Finding Dory"
- Ray Dimeoawkward nerdy son from TV series 'Speechless'
- Raythe name of one of the personalities of a character from visual novel game "Mystic Messenger"
- Ray Ferrierlead character in 2005 film "War of the Worlds"
- Raymain character in the manga/anime series "The Promised Neverland"
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