# Rae
## English
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ɹeɪ/
* Rhymes: -eɪ
* Homophones: Ray, Re, Rea, Rhea (one pronunciation)

### Proper noun

Rae
* A Scottish surname transferred from the nickname. A variant of Roe.
* 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.
* Feminine form of Ray.
** 1941, Ray Bradbury, “My Premature Autobiography”, in The American Scholar‎, Phi Beta Kappa, published 2020:My first name is Ray because of a distant relative, a woman, whose name was Rae. I was named for her and spelled my name Rae until I was old enough to realize I was being mocked, when I changed it to the masculine form Ray.

### 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: /ˈrɑeˣ/, [ˈrɑ̝e̞(ʔ)]
* Rhymes: -ɑe
* Hyphenation: Rae

### Proper noun

Rae
* a Finnish surname

#### Declension

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 3854th (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.