Etymology

Wray

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Today it means: A village in Wray-with-Botton parish, City of Lancaster district, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD6067). Full definition →

Old Norse vrá
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  1. Old Norse · derived fromvrá“nook, corner, recess”
  2. English todayWray

From Old Norse vrá (“nook, corner, recess”).

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