Western numerology
Number 1 insight
Western numerology adds the letter values in the name and reduces them to a single guiding number.
Name profile
Bray at a glance
- Gender
- Boy
- Origin
- Old English
- Western numerology
- 1
- Indian numerology
- 6
- Characters
- 4
- Popular
- 71 family views
Number meaning for Bray
Indian numerology
Number 6 insight
Indian numerology uses a traditional letter map that many families prefer for cultural name matching.
Meaning and story
What does Bray mean?
Bray is listed in the BabyAZ name catalog with Old English context. Its meaning is recorded as: to cry out
This meaning is being reviewed for clarity.
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Names like Bray
Brett
Unisex
Indian
A Breton; a native of Brittany, Briton; A native of Brittany: (France) or Britain: (England) Derived from the surname Breton or Briton, Brett and Bret became popular first names after 19th-century US writer Bret Harte Brett became very popular in Australia in the mid-20th century; Brit A native of England: (Britain) or France: (Brittany) In literature Lady Brett Ashley was the heroine in Hemingway's The Sun Also Rises; Brit A native of England: (Britain) or France: (Brittany) In literature Lady Brett Ashley was the heroine in Hemingway's 'The Sun Also Rises'; Native of Brittany
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Bradley
Boy
Indian
Broad clearing in the wood From a surname and place name based on the Old English words for broad clearing and broad wood Famous Bearer: Movie star Brad (Bradley) Pitt; broad meadow; From the Broad Meadow
193 family views
Brandon
Boy
Filipino
Broom Covered Hill; Derived from a surname and place name based on the Old English for 'hill covered with broom' Broom is a prolific weed Also, 'From the beacon hill'; fiery hill, sword; From the beacon hill; from the broom hill; 'Henry VI, 2' Sir John Stanley 'Henry VI, Part III' Sir William Stanley 'As You Like It' A country fellow, in love with Audrey 'The Merry Wives of Windsor' A boy, son to Page 'Richard III' Sir William Catesby 'Richard III' Sir William Brandon
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Lindsay
Unisex
English
From the island of the lime tree Although in the past, Lindsay was a common boys' name, today it is used more often for girls; From the island of the snakes; From the linden tree island; linden island; pool island
162 family views
Barclay
Boy
Indian
birch meadow; birch tree meadow; Birch valley; Bold friend; Meadow of Birch Trees; The Scottish spelling of the English surname Barkeley, meaning birch-wood or the birch tree meadow
190 family views
Brent
Boy
Indian
based on the Old English words for high place, steep hill, or burnt Used occasionally as a first name in North America since the 1930s; Derived from a surname and place name; fiery hill, steep hill; High Place; Hill top; Hilltop
208 family views
Brett
Unisex
Indian
A Breton; a native of Brittany, Briton; A native of Brittany: (France) or Britain: (England) Derived from the surname Breton or Briton, Brett and Bret became popular first names after 19th-century US writer Bret Harte Brett became very popular in Australia in the mid-20th century; Brit A native of England: (Britain) or France: (Brittany) In literature Lady Brett Ashley was the heroine in Hemingway's The Sun Also Rises; Brit A native of England: (Britain) or France: (Brittany) In literature Lady Brett Ashley was the heroine in Hemingway's 'The Sun Also Rises'; Native of Brittany
177 family views
Brother names
Brothers for Bray
Bradley
Boy
Indian
Broad clearing in the wood From a surname and place name based on the Old English words for broad clearing and broad wood Famous Bearer: Movie star Brad (Bradley) Pitt; broad meadow; From the Broad Meadow
193 family views
Brandon
Boy
Filipino
Broom Covered Hill; Derived from a surname and place name based on the Old English for 'hill covered with broom' Broom is a prolific weed Also, 'From the beacon hill'; fiery hill, sword; From the beacon hill; from the broom hill; 'Henry VI, 2' Sir John Stanley 'Henry VI, Part III' Sir William Stanley 'As You Like It' A country fellow, in love with Audrey 'The Merry Wives of Windsor' A boy, son to Page 'Richard III' Sir William Catesby 'Richard III' Sir William Brandon
134 family views
Barclay
Boy
Indian
birch meadow; birch tree meadow; Birch valley; Bold friend; Meadow of Birch Trees; The Scottish spelling of the English surname Barkeley, meaning birch-wood or the birch tree meadow
190 family views
Brent
Boy
Indian
based on the Old English words for high place, steep hill, or burnt Used occasionally as a first name in North America since the 1930s; Derived from a surname and place name; fiery hill, steep hill; High Place; Hill top; Hilltop
208 family views
Brett
Unisex
Indian
A Breton; a native of Brittany, Briton; A native of Brittany: (France) or Britain: (England) Derived from the surname Breton or Briton, Brett and Bret became popular first names after 19th-century US writer Bret Harte Brett became very popular in Australia in the mid-20th century; Brit A native of England: (Britain) or France: (Brittany) In literature Lady Brett Ashley was the heroine in Hemingway's The Sun Also Rises; Brit A native of England: (Britain) or France: (Brittany) In literature Lady Brett Ashley was the heroine in Hemingway's 'The Sun Also Rises'; Native of Brittany
177 family views
Sister names
Sisters for Bray
Brett
Unisex
Indian
A Breton; a native of Brittany, Briton; A native of Brittany: (France) or Britain: (England) Derived from the surname Breton or Briton, Brett and Bret became popular first names after 19th-century US writer Bret Harte Brett became very popular in Australia in the mid-20th century; Brit A native of England: (Britain) or France: (Brittany) In literature Lady Brett Ashley was the heroine in Hemingway's The Sun Also Rises; Brit A native of England: (Britain) or France: (Brittany) In literature Lady Brett Ashley was the heroine in Hemingway's 'The Sun Also Rises'; Native of Brittany
177 family views
Lindsay
Unisex
English
From the island of the lime tree Although in the past, Lindsay was a common boys' name, today it is used more often for girls; From the island of the snakes; From the linden tree island; linden island; pool island
162 family views
More origins
Same feeling, different origins
Bradley
Boy
Indian
Broad clearing in the wood From a surname and place name based on the Old English words for broad clearing and broad wood Famous Bearer: Movie star Brad (Bradley) Pitt; broad meadow; From the Broad Meadow
193 family views
Brandon
Boy
Filipino
Broom Covered Hill; Derived from a surname and place name based on the Old English for 'hill covered with broom' Broom is a prolific weed Also, 'From the beacon hill'; fiery hill, sword; From the beacon hill; from the broom hill; 'Henry VI, 2' Sir John Stanley 'Henry VI, Part III' Sir William Stanley 'As You Like It' A country fellow, in love with Audrey 'The Merry Wives of Windsor' A boy, son to Page 'Richard III' Sir William Catesby 'Richard III' Sir William Brandon
134 family views
Barclay
Boy
Indian
birch meadow; birch tree meadow; Birch valley; Bold friend; Meadow of Birch Trees; The Scottish spelling of the English surname Barkeley, meaning birch-wood or the birch tree meadow
190 family views
Brent
Boy
Indian
based on the Old English words for high place, steep hill, or burnt Used occasionally as a first name in North America since the 1930s; Derived from a surname and place name; fiery hill, steep hill; High Place; Hill top; Hilltop
208 family views
Brigham
Boy
Indian
Dweller by the Bridge; Dwells at the bridge; From the village near a bridge; one who lives near a bridge, soldier
161 family views
Brock
Boy
Indian
badger; Derived from a surname based on the Old English word for badger Also a variant of Brook; Variant of Brook
105 family views
Broderick
Boy
Indian
Brother; Form of Roderick; From the broad ridge Derived from a surname meaning 'son of Roderick'; now occasionally used as a first name Famous bearer: American actor Broderick Crawford; Son of Roderick; son of Roderick, from the broad ridge
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