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Origin and meaning of Rayanne. The meaning of Rayanne is Combination of the names Ray and Anne. Its origin is Modern English. This name is mostly being used as a girls name. Last year it ranked 7,474th in the U.S. Social Security Administration list of most popular baby girl names. Show popularity chart.
Yes and No. MacLysaght says Ray is an English name same as Roy derived from Roi the French for King. But the surnames Reavey, Rea and Wray were sometimes corrupted to Ray. Rea is pronounced Ray in Ireland and derives from the Irish MacCrea, Reavey comes from the Irish MacRiabhaigh (grey haired) anglicised to MacGreevey. So you can safely claim to be Irish with a corrupted surname. Mick. February 28, 2008 05:02PM.