Rae
Rae is a girls' name of Hebrew origin meaning “Ewe, or short form of Rachel or Raymond.” A short form of Rachel (from Hebrew 'Rachel,' ewe) or used independently.
how do you pronounce Rae?
RAY
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what does Rae mean?
The name Rae means “Ewe, or short form of Rachel or Raymond.” It comes from the Hebrew language tradition.
A short form of Rachel (from Hebrew 'Rachel,' ewe) or used independently. It has a fresh, breezy quality and is popular as a standalone name or middle name. Also a Scottish feminine form of Raymond.
where does the name Rae come from?
Wikipedia's entry on Rae as a unisex given name does not support the Hebrew ewe or short-form-of-Rachel gloss given elsewhere; instead it ties the Scottish name Rae to the Gaelic word rath, meaning fortress, and separately describes Rae as a female variant of the Old High German name Ray, from regin, meaning counsel, which is loosely consistent with the existing note that Rae also serves as a feminine form of Raymond. A second Wiktionary source describes a Finnish surname formation that appears to concern a different name entirely, so it is not used here.
the history of Rae
Beyond identifying it as a Scottish name and a variant of the Germanic Ray, the retrieved sources give no further history for Rae.
what are the nicknames and variants of Rae?
Variants around the world
who are famous people named Rae?
- Rae Dawn Chong
what names are similar to Rae?
what names go well with Rae?
Sibling names that share Rae's rhythm and register without echoing it too closely.
Last reviewed April 30, 2026 · Curated by HushName editorial
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