Rae

See also: rae, RAE, raé, råe, ra'e, and ræ

English

Proper noun

Rae

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.
   • 1965, Lewis Yablonsky, The Tunnel Back: Synamon, Macmillan, page 204:

     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. A male given name; possible variant of Ray.
   • 2005, Sam Weller, The Bradbury Chronicles: The Life of Ray Bradbury, William Morrow, →ISBN, page 12:

     Although the name on his birth certificate was spelled "Ray", Ray said he was originally given the name "Rae" after Rae Williams, a cousin on his father's side.

Anagrams

• 'ear, Åre, ear, Rea, rea, EAR, REA, aer-, A.R.E., ReA, ARE, aër-, Are, Aer, ERA, era, are

Finnish

Etymology

< rae

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrɑeˣ/, [ˈrɑ̝e̞(ʔ)]
• Rhymes: -ɑe
• Syllabification^(key): Ra‧e

Proper noun

Rae

1. a Finnish surname

Declension

Inflection of Rae (Kotus type 48*D/hame, k-∅ gradation)
nominative		Rae	Rakeet
genitive		Rakeen	Rakeiden Rakeitten
partitive		Raetta	Rakeita
illative		Rakeeseen	Rakeisiin Rakeihin
		singular	plural
nominative		Rae	Rakeet
accusative	nom.	Rae	Rakeet
	gen.	Rakeen
genitive		Rakeen	Rakeiden Rakeitten
partitive		Raetta	Rakeita
inessive		Rakeessa	Rakeissa
elative		Rakeesta	Rakeista
illative		Rakeeseen	Rakeisiin Rakeihin
adessive		Rakeella	Rakeilla
ablative		Rakeelta	Rakeilta
allative		Rakeelle	Rakeille
essive		Rakeena	Rakeina
translative		Rakeeksi	Rakeiksi
abessive		Rakeetta	Rakeitta
instructive		—	Rakein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Rae (Kotus type 48*D/hame, k-∅ gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Rakeeni Rakeeni accusative nom. Rakeeni Rakeeni gen. Rakeeni genitive Rakeeni Rakeideni Rakeitteni partitive Raettani Rakeitani inessive Rakeessani Rakeissani elative Rakeestani Rakeistani illative Rakeeseeni Rakeisiini Rakeihini adessive Rakeellani Rakeillani ablative Rakeeltani Rakeiltani allative Rakeelleni Rakeilleni essive Rakeenani Rakeinani translative Rakeekseni Rakeikseni abessive Rakeettani Rakeittani instructive — — comitative — Rakeineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Rakeesi Rakeesi accusative nom. Rakeesi Rakeesi gen. Rakeesi genitive Rakeesi Rakeidesi Rakeittesi partitive Raettasi Rakeitasi inessive Rakeessasi Rakeissasi elative Rakeestasi Rakeistasi illative Rakeeseesi Rakeisiisi Rakeihisi adessive Rakeellasi Rakeillasi ablative Rakeeltasi Rakeiltasi allative Rakeellesi Rakeillesi essive Rakeenasi Rakeinasi translative Rakeeksesi Rakeiksesi abessive Rakeettasi Rakeittasi instructive — — comitative — Rakeinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Rakeemme Rakeemme accusative nom. Rakeemme Rakeemme gen. Rakeemme genitive Rakeemme Rakeidemme Rakeittemme partitive Raettamme Rakeitamme inessive Rakeessamme Rakeissamme elative Rakeestamme Rakeistamme illative Rakeeseemme Rakeisiimme Rakeihimme adessive Rakeellamme Rakeillamme ablative Rakeeltamme Rakeiltamme allative Rakeellemme Rakeillemme essive Rakeenamme Rakeinamme translative Rakeeksemme Rakeiksemme abessive Rakeettamme Rakeittamme instructive — — comitative — Rakeinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Rakeenne Rakeenne accusative nom. Rakeenne Rakeenne gen. Rakeenne genitive Rakeenne Rakeidenne Rakeittenne partitive Raettanne Rakeitanne inessive Rakeessanne Rakeissanne elative Rakeestanne Rakeistanne illative Rakeeseenne Rakeisiinne Rakeihinne adessive Rakeellanne Rakeillanne ablative Rakeeltanne Rakeiltanne allative Rakeellenne Rakeillenne essive Rakeenanne Rakeinanne translative Rakeeksenne Rakeiksenne abessive Rakeettanne Rakeittanne instructive — — comitative — Rakeinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Rakeensa Rakeensa accusative nom. Rakeensa Rakeensa gen. Rakeensa genitive Rakeensa Rakeidensa Rakeittensa partitive Raettaan Raettansa Rakeitaan Rakeitansa inessive Rakeessaan Rakeessansa Rakeissaan Rakeissansa elative Rakeestaan Rakeestansa Rakeistaan Rakeistansa illative Rakeeseensa Rakeisiinsa Rakeihinsa adessive Rakeellaan Rakeellansa Rakeillaan Rakeillansa ablative Rakeeltaan Rakeeltansa Rakeiltaan Rakeiltansa allative Rakeelleen Rakeellensa Rakeilleen Rakeillensa essive Rakeenaan Rakeenansa Rakeinaan Rakeinansa translative Rakeekseen Rakeeksensa Rakeikseen Rakeiksensa abessive Rakeettaan Rakeettansa Rakeittaan Rakeittansa instructive — — comitative — Rakeineen Rakeinensa

Statistics

• Rae is the 3854^th (tied with 19 other surnames) most common surname in Finland, belonging to 196 individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.