Wray

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/ɹeɪ/

proper noun

A village in Wray-with-Botton parish, City of Lancaster district, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD6067).

OriginOld Norse vrá →
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Meanings

proper nounWray (countable and uncountable, plural Wrays)

plural Wrays · alternative Wroe

  1. countableuncountableA village in Wray-with-Botton parish, City of Lancaster district, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD6067).
  2. countableuncountableA small city, the county seat of Yuma County, Colorado, United States.
  3. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Irwin County, Georgia, United States.
  4. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old Norse.

Origin

  1. Old Norsevrá“nook, corner, recess”
  2. EnglishWray

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

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Wray

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Sounds the same

rayRayRaeReRea (pane–pain merger)reRhea (one pronunciation)

Anagrams

waryawry
Cite this entry
APA

Wray. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Wray

MLA

“Wray.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Wray. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Wray,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Wray.

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