Rae (given name)

Rae
GenderUnisex
Origin
Word/nameScottish, German
Meaningfortress, counsel
Other names
Related namesRay, Raymond, MacRae

Rae is a unisex given name. The Scottish name Rae is often associated with the Gaelic term "rath" which means "fortress." Rae is also the female variant of the Old High German Ray from regin meaning "counsel".

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References

  1. ↑ MacLysaght, Edward (1985). The Surnames of Ireland. Dublin: Irish Academic Press. ISBN 0-7165-2399-X.
  2. ↑ von Goethe, Johann Wolfgang (1855). Reynard the Fox. Translated by Thomas James Arnold. p. xiv.