Rae
adj, name ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 Abbreviation of right (side) above elbow (said of an amputee/amputation). abbreviation, alt-of, not-comparable
- 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.
"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."
- 3 Feminine form of Ray. feminine, form-of
"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."
Example
More 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."
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