Rey
Appearance
English
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Multiple origins; in most cases borrowed from Spanish Rey. Doublet of Roy.
Proper noun
[edit]Rey
- A surname from Spanish.
- 2004, David Mitchell, “Half-Lives: The First Luisa Rey Mystery”, in Cloud Atlas, →ISBN, page 91:
- The elevator doors close just as Luisa Rey reaches them, but the unseen occupant jams them with his cane. “Thank you,” says Luisa to the old man. “Glad the age of chivalry isn’t totally dead.”
Derived terms
[edit]Etymology 2
[edit](This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Proper noun
[edit]Rey
- Alternative form of Ray (“a region and satrapy in ancient Iran located between the Alborz and Zagros mountain ranges and the Dasht-e Kavir desert”)
Anagrams
[edit]Azerbaijani
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Persian ری (rey).
Proper noun
[edit]Rey (definite accusative Reyi, plural Reylər)
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Rey | Reylər |
| definite accusative | Reyi | Reyləri |
| dative | Reyə | Reylərə |
| locative | Reydə | Reylərdə |
| ablative | Reydən | Reylərdən |
| definite genitive | Reyin | Reylərin |
Italian
[edit]Etymology
[edit](This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Proper noun
[edit]Rey m or f by sense
- a surname
Further reading
[edit]- Stefano Ravara (2015–2026), Mappa dei Cognomi[1]
Spanish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]See rey (“king”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Rey m or f by sense
- a surname
Proper noun
[edit]Rey m
- (chiefly Philippines, Latin America) a male given name
Related terms
[edit]Turkish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Ottoman Turkish ری, from Persian ری (rey).
Proper noun
[edit]Rey
Categories:
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- English terms derived from Spanish
- English doublets
- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- English surnames
- English surnames from Spanish
- English terms with quotations
- Azerbaijani terms borrowed from Persian
- Azerbaijani terms derived from Persian
- Azerbaijani lemmas
- Azerbaijani proper nouns
- az:Cities in Iran
- az:Places in Iran
- Italian lemmas
- Italian proper nouns
- Italian uncountable proper nouns
- Italian terms spelled with Y
- Italian masculine and feminine nouns by sense
- Italian masculine nouns
- Italian feminine nouns
- Italian nouns with multiple genders
- Italian surnames
- Spanish 1-syllable words
- Spanish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Spanish/ei
- Rhymes:Spanish/ei/1 syllable
- Spanish lemmas
- Spanish proper nouns
- Spanish uncountable proper nouns
- Spanish masculine and feminine nouns by sense
- Spanish masculine nouns
- Spanish feminine nouns
- Spanish nouns with multiple genders
- Spanish surnames
- Philippine Spanish
- Latin American Spanish
- Spanish given names
- Spanish male given names
- Turkish terms derived from Persian
- Turkish terms inherited from Ottoman Turkish
- Turkish terms derived from Ottoman Turkish
- Turkish lemmas
- Turkish proper nouns
- tr:Cities in Iran
- tr:Places in Iran
