Ray

Diminutive of Raymond, word name, English
"wise protector; beam of light"

Ray Origin and Meaning

Variation of Raphael
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Famous People Named Ray

  • Raymond Albert "Ray" Romano
    American actor and comedian
  • Ray Toro
    American musician and guitarist
  • Ray Charles
    American musician
  • Ray Milland
    Welsh actor
  • Ray Bradbury
    American author
  • Ray Edwards
    American football player
  • Ray Lewis
    American football player
  • Ray Rice
    American football player
  • Ray Bolger
    American actor known for the Scarecrow in Wizard of Oz
  • Stephen "Stevie" Ray Vaughn
    American singer,songwriter
  • Billy Ray Cyrus
    American musician and starred in Disney's Hannah Montana
  • Ray Davies
    English musician and The Kinks frontman

The name Ray in Pop Culture

  • Robby Ray Stewart
    character in series "Hannah Montana"
  • Ray Brower
    unseen character in the film "Stand By Me" based on the novella "The Body" by Stephen King
  • Ray
    character from the "Left Behind" series
  • Ray
    character in series one and two of "Girls" (Lena Dunham)
  • Ray Brennan
    from TV series "Las Vegas"
  • Ray Stantz
    character in Ghostbusters and Ghostbusters II, played by Dan Aykroyd
  • Ray Crisp/Carter
    character in Marvel Universe
  • Ray Bronson
    from movie "I Know What You Did Last Summer"
  • Ray Wilkins
    character from Scary Movie
  • Ray Palmer aka Atom
    character in DC Universe
  • Ray
    character in the film "Hidden"
  • Mr. Ray
    spotted eagle ray in Pixar's "Finding Nemo" and "Finding Dory"
  • Ray Dimeo
    awkward nerdy son from TV series 'Speechless'
  • Ray
    the name of one of the personalities of a character from visual novel game "Mystic Messenger"
  • Ray Ferrier
    lead character in 2005 film "War of the Worlds"
  • Ray
    main character in the manga/anime series "The Promised Neverland"

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