Ray
Meaning: Its source is Raymond, an English name meaning "Advisor, protector."
Languages: This boy's name is used in English.
Feminine Forms: Rae
Popularity: The name Ray ranked 567th in popularity for males of all ages in a sample of 2000-2003 Social Security Administration statistics and 132nd in popularity for males of all ages in a sample of the 1990 US Census.
This name is highly rated in the 1990 U.S. Census popularity survey of all ages, but after 1960 does not appear in the state data listing the most popular baby names.
Arts and Music
- Ray Charles (born 1930)
American singer, songwriter and musician. Known for bridging numerous styles, including rhythm and blues, country and rock.
- Musical guest on ''''Saturday Night Live'''' (see list of Musical Guests on ''Saturday Night Live'')
- Wrote ''''I Got a Woman'''' and ''''Come Back Baby'''' (see list of Songwriters)
- 1960 Grammy winner for best male vocal performance, for ''''Georgia on My Mind'''' (see list of Grammy winners for Best Vocal Performance)
- Member of the Playboy Music Hall of Fame (see list of Playboy Music Hall of Fame)
- Ray Davies (born 1944)
English musician, singer, and songwriter. A member of The Kinks.
- Wrote ''''Lola'''' and ''''Come Dancing'''' (see list of Songwriters)
- Ray Price (born 1927)
American musician and singer.
- Winner of the 1971 Country Music Association award for Album of the Year (see list of Country Music Association Award Winners)
- Ray Simpson
- The second person to portray the cop in The Village People (see list of Real names of The Village People)
- Ray Stevens (born 1939)
American musician and singer.
- 1970 Grammy winner for best male vocal performance, for ''''Everything Is Beautiful'''' (see list of Grammy winners for Best Vocal Performance)
Leadership
- Ray R. Irani
- CEO of Fortune 500 company Occidental Petroleum (see list of 1996 Fortune 500 Company CEOs)
- Ray Kroc (born 1902, died 1984)
- Burger Meister (see list of Twenty innovators who changed the 20th century)
- Ray A. Kroc (born 1902, died 1984)
American businessman.
- Founded the McDonald''s Corporation in 1955 (see list of Miscellaneous Business Leaders)
Miscellaneous
- Ray Suarez
American public radio host.
- Host of ''''Talk of the Nation'''' (see list of National Public Radio Hosts)
Science and Philosophy
- Ray Clough
- 1994 National Medal of Science winner (see list of National Medal of Science Winners)
Sports
- Ray Arcel
- Member of the International Boxing Hall of Fame (see list of Non-Participant inductees)
- Ray Bluth
- Member of the Professional Bowlers Association Hall of Fame (see list of Professional Bowlers Association Hall of Fame)
- Member of the American Bowling Congress Hall of Fame (see list of American Bowling Congress Hall of Fame)
- Ray Conacher
Hockey player.
- 1949 Art Ross Trophy winner (see list of Art Ross Trophy Winners)
- Ray Dandridge
- Inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1987 (see list of Members of the Baseball Hall of Fame)
- Ray Felix
- 1953-54 National Basketball Association Rookie of the Year (see list of NBA Rookies of the Year)
- Ray Flaherty
- Elected to the Professional Football Hall of Fame in 1976 (see list of Professional Football Hall of Fame)
- Ray Floyd
- 1986 U.S. Open golf tournament winner (see list of U.S. Open Golf Champions)
- 1976 Masters golf tournament winner (see list of Masters Tournament Golf Champions)
- 1969 Professional Golf Association tournament winner (see list of PGA Champions)
- Ray Harroun
Race-car driver.
- 1911 Indianapolis 500 winner (see list of Indianapolis 500 Winners)
- Member of the Motorsports Hall of Fame for Historic (see list of Members of the Motorsports Hall of Fame)
- Ray Keech
Race-car driver.
- 1929 Indianapolis 500 winner (see list of Indianapolis 500 Winners)
- Ray Knight
Baseball player.
- 1986 World Series Most Valuable Player (see list of World Series Most Valuable Players)
- ''Sugar'' Ray Leonard (born 1952)
American welterweight boxer.
- 1981 Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year (see list of Sports Illustrated Sportsmen of the Year)
- Member of the International Boxing Hall of Fame (see list of Modern inductees)
- Ray Meyer
American basketball coach.
- Elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1978 (see list of Basketball Hall of Fame)
- Ray Nitschke
- Elected to the Professional Football Hall of Fame in 1978 (see list of Professional Football Hall of Fame)
- Sugar Ray Robinson (born 1921, died 1989)
Welterweight and middleweight boxer.
- Member of the International Boxing Hall of Fame (see list of Modern inductees)
- Ray Schalk
- Inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1955 (see list of Members of the Baseball Hall of Fame)
- Ray Worters
Hockey player.
- 1929 Hart Trophy winner (see list of Hart Trophy Winners)
- Ray York
Jockey.
- 1954 Kentucky Derby winner (see list of Jockeys Who Have Won the Kentucky Derby)
Stage and Screen
- Ray Anthony (born 1922)
American trumpeter, bandleader and songwriter.
- Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Recording (see list of Recording Personalites with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
- Ray Bolger (born 1904, died 1987)
American dancer and actor.
- 1949 Tony Award winner for his performance in Where''s Charlie? (see list of Tony Winners for Best Actor in a Musical)
- Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Television (see list of Television Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
- Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Motion Picture (see list of Movie Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
- Ray Briem
- Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Radio (see list of Radio Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
- Lt. Ray Calletano
Fictional character.
- Portrayed by Rene Enriquez (see list of Characters on ''Hill Street Blues'')
- Ray Charles (born 1930)
American singer, songwriter and musician. Known for bridging numerous styles, including rhythm and blues, country and rock.
- 1986 Kennedy Center Honors recipient (see list of Kennedy Center Honors Recipients)
- Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Recording (see list of Recording Personalites with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
- Ray Collins (born 1889, died 1965)
American actor.
- Portrayed Lt. Arthur Tragg from 1957-65 (see list of Actors on ''Perry Mason'')
- Ray MacDonnell
- Actor on soap opera All My Children (see list of Performers on ''All My Children'')
- Ray Milland (born 1908, died 1986)
British-American actor and director. Original name: Reginald Truscott-Jones.
- 1945 Academy Award winner for his performance in The Lost Weekend (see list of Oscar Winners for Best Actor)
- On Hollywood''s Footprints of Fame (see list of Celebrities Honored by Mann's Chinese Theater)
- Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Television (see list of Television Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
- Winner of the 1946 Cannes Film Festival Best Actor award, for The Lost Weekend (see list of Cannes Film Festival Best Actor Winners)
- Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Motion Picture (see list of Movie Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
- Ray Pruit
Fictional character.
- Portrayed by Jamie Walters (see list of Characters on ''Beverly Hills 90210'')
- Ray Rennahan
- Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Motion Picture (see list of Movie Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
- Ray Teal (born 1902, died 1976)
American actor.
- Portrayed Sheriff Roy Coffee from 1960-72 (see list of Actors on ''Bonanza'')
- Ray Walston (born 1914, died 2001)
American actor and director.
- 1956 Tony Award winner for his performance in Damn Yankees (see list of Tony Winners for Best Actor in a Musical)
- Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Live Theatre (see list of Theater Personalites with stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
- Portrays Judge Henry Bone (see list of Actors on ''Picket Fences'')
- Ray Webb
Fictional character.
- Portrayed by Craig Vandenburgh (see list of Characters in the film Broadway Danny Rose)
- Ray Wise
Actor.
- Portrayed Leland Palmer (see list of Actors on ''Twin Peaks'')
The Literary World
- Ray Stannard Baker
- 1940 Pulitzer Prize winner for Biography/Autobiography, for Woodrow Wilson, Life and Letters (see list of Winners of the Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography)
- Ray Booth
Fictional character.
- John Baker''s brother-in-law who beat up Nick in Stephen King''s novel The Stand (see list of Characters in The Stand)
- Ray Bradbury (born 1920)
American science-fiction writer.
- Wrote Fahrenheit 451 (see list of Prose Writers of the 20th Century)
- Ray Flowers
Fictional character.
- Call-in host in Stephen King''s novel The Stand (see list of Characters in The Stand)
- Ray Knowles
Fictional character.
- A shop (experiment facility) agent in Stephen King''s novel Firestarter (see list of Characters in Firestarter)
Teasing Nicknames:
- Eraser
- Gay
- Raisin
- Rage
- Rain Rain go away
- Raise
- X-ray
- Razor Blade
- Rain
- Killer Ray
Associations:
A ''ray gun'' is an imaginary weapon that shoots rays or beams.
Meaning: Its source is a Hebrew expression meaning "Ewe."
Nickname For: Rachel
Compound Forms:
Popularity: The name Ray ranked 1348th in popularity for females of all ages in a sample of the 1990 US Census.
Though this name has fluctuated in use, it has been quietly present throughout the last century.
Narrative: In Jewish scripture, the patriarch Jacob was so taken by Rachel's beauty that he agreed to work seven years for the privilege of marrying her. Her father craftily substituted Rachel's older sister, Leah, at the wedding ceremony, but such was Jacob's love that he worked yet another seven years to add Rachel to his household.
Rachel has always been a favored name among Jews. Starting with the 17th-century Puritans, it has been consistently popular among Christians as well. It has even spawned a French-sounding variation -- Rachelle -- that is unknown in France.
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