Rae is a unisex given name. The name Rae came from the Scottish/English Borderlands. It was a name for a person known as a timid or shy person. Another research revealed that the name is derived from the Old English word "ray", that referred to a doe. It may also be a short form of the female name

Rachel Rachel () was a Biblical figure, the favorite of Jacob's two wives, and the mother of Joseph and Benjamin, two of the twelve progenitors of the tribes of Israel. Rachel's father was Laban. Her older sister was Leah, Jacob's first wife. Her aun ...

, which means "little lamb" in Hebrew. The name Rae may refer to:

People

Rae Allen Rae may refer to: People *Rae (given name), including a list of people with the given name * Rae (surname), including a list of people with the surname Nicknames for *Rachel (given name) * Rachelle *Raquel *Raven (given name) *Reema * Reena (di ...

(1926–2022), American actress *

Rae Armantrout Rae Armantrout (born April 13, 1947) is an American poet generally associated with the Language poets. She has published ten books of poetry and has also been featured in a number of major anthologies. Armantrout currently teaches at the Univers ...

(born 1947), American poet *

Rae Baker Rachel Jane "Rae" Baker (born 19 November 1973) is an English actress most famous for playing Detective Constable Juliet Becker in the long running ITV drama ''The Bill.'' Career Born in Winchester, Hampshire, Baker joined the local Gilbert and ...

(born 1973), British actress *

Rae Bridgman Rae St. Clair Bridgman, a Canadians, Canadian anthropologist, author and artist, writes and illustrates picture books for young children and is the author/illustrator of The MiddleGate Books, a series of fantasy books for children inspired by the ...

, Canadian anthropologist and writer *

Rae Carruth Rae Theotis Carruth (born Rae Lamar Wiggins; January 20, 1974) is a former American football wide receiver, and convicted murderer. After playing college football at Colorado, Carruth was drafted in the first round of the 1997 NFL Draft by the ...

(born 1974) American football player *

Rae Carson Rae Carson (born 1973) is an American fantasy writer. Her debut novel, '' The Girl of Fire and Thorns'', was published in 2011. It was a finalist for the William C. Morris YA Award and the Andre Norton Award, and it was the winner of the Ohioana ...

(born 1973), American writer *

Rae Dawn Chong Rae Dawn Chong (born February 28, 1961) is a Canadian-American actress. She made her big screen debut appearing in the 1978 musical drama film ''Stony Island (film), Stony Island'', and in 1981 starred in the fantasy film ''Quest for Fire (film), ...

(born 1961), Canadian actress *

Rae Dalven Rachel Dalven (25 April 1904, Preveza, Janina Vilayet, Ottoman Empire – 27 July 1992, New York City), also known as Rae Dalven, was a Romaniote writer who came to the United States as a child. She is best known for her translations of Cavafy's ...

(1904–1992), American professor *

Rae Earl Rachel Earl (born 13 December 1971) is an English writer and broadcaster. She is best known as the author of the 2007 book ''My Fat, Mad Teenage Diary'', a collection of the diaries she wrote as a teenager which was later adapted into the E4 c ...

(born 1971), British writer * Rae L. Egbert (1891–1964), American politician * Rae Featherstone (1907–1987), Australian architect *

Rae Hendrie Rae Hendrie (born 30 November 1976, Selkirk) is a Scottish actress known for her role as Jess Mackenzie in the BBC TV series '' Monarch of the Glen''. As a child, she sang in classical concerts. She later sang in her role on Monarch of the ...

(born 1976), Scottish actress *

Rae Johnstone William Raphael "Rae" Johnstone (13 April 1905 – 29 April 1964), was an Australian flat-race jockey. After enjoying considerable success in his native country, he relocated to Europe in 1932 and spent most of the rest of his life in France. He ...

(1905–1964), Australian jockey *

Rae Helen Langton Rae Helen Langton, FBA (born 14 February 1961) is an Australian-British professor of philosophy. She is currently the Knightbridge Professor of Philosophy at the University of Cambridge. She has published widely on Immanuel Kant's philosophy, m ...

(born 1961), Australian philosopher *

Rae Morris Rachel Anne "Rae" Morris (born 2 September 1992) is an English singer and songwriter. She released her debut album, '' Unguarded'', in 2015. Her second album, '' Someone Out There'', was released in January 2018. Early life Morris was born in B ...

(born 1992), British singer *

Addison Rae {{Infobox person , name = Addison Rae , image = Addison Rae - Pandora 2021 3.jpg , alt = , caption = Rae in an interview for Pandora in 2021 , birth_name = Addison Rae Easterlin ...

(born 2000), American TikToker *

Charlotte Rae Charlotte Rae Lubotsky (April 22, 1926 – August 5, 2018) was an American character actress and singer whose career spanned six decades. Rae was known for her portrayal of Edna Garrett in the sitcoms ''Diff'rent Strokes'' and its spin-off, '' ...

(1926–2018), American actress and singer *

Rae Woodland Rae Woodland (9 April 1922 – 12 December 2013) was a British soprano who studied with Roy Henderson. Her debut was as Queen of the Night at Sadlers Wells. She sang in many European festivals, and debuted at Covent Garden in ''La sonnambula'' ...

(1922–2013), British singer

Fiction

Rae Cummings Rae Cummings is a fictional character on the ABC daytime soap opera ''One Life to Live''. Linda Dano played the role from 1978 to 1980, from June 28 to November 1999, and from May 2000 to March 12, 2004. Casting and awards Gretel Rae Cummings was ...

, fictional character on American soap opera ''One Life to Live'' *

Rae Thomas This is a list of significant characters who have appeared on the soap opera ''Passions''. A ;Dr Ackland :Michael Woods (December 22 to 26, 2003), : Roark Critchlow (December 26, 2003 to March 17, 2004) ;Stuart Allen :Emanuelle Xuereb (2006 ...

, fictional character on American soap opera ''Passions'' *

Rae Wilson Rae Wilson is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera ''Hollyoaks'', played by Alice Barlow. She appeared in the series from 5 October 2009 until 13 September 2011. Actress Helen Russell-Clark – who went on to play Je ...

, fictional character on British television series ''Hollyoaks'' *Shrinking Ray/Rae, superhero in the ''

Invincible Invincible may refer to: Film and television * ''Invincible'' (2001 drama film), a drama by Werner Herzog about Jewish cabaret during the rise of Nazism * ''Invincible'' (2001 TV film), a fantasy / martial arts TV movie starring Billy Zane ...

'' comics and it’s television adaptation.

People

Fiction

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