"Pray" meaning in English

See Pray in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: Prays [plural]
Etymology: * As an Irish surname, variant of Prey, from ó Préith, a personal name from Old Irish. * As an English surname, borrowed (via Middle English) from French pré (“meadow”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|ga|-}} Irish, {{der|en|sga|-}} Old Irish, {{inh|en|enm|-}} Middle English, {{der|en|fr|pré|t=meadow}} French pré (“meadow”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|Prays}} Pray (plural Prays)
  1. A surname.
    Sense id: en-Pray-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English surnames, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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