"Wray" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: Wrays [plural]
Etymology: From Old Norse vrá (“nook, corner, recess”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|non|vrá||nook, corner, recess}} Old Norse vrá (“nook, corner, recess”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|~|Wrays}} Wray (countable and uncountable, plural Wrays)
  1. A village in Wray-with-Botton parish, City of Lancaster district, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD6067). Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in England, Places in Lancashire, England, Villages in England, Villages in Lancashire, England Synonyms: Wroe [surname]
    Sense id: en-Wray-en-name-S-~nxbqZ
  2. A small city, the county seat of Yuma County, Colorado, United States. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Cities in Colorado, USA, Cities in the United States, Places in Colorado, USA, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Wray-en-name-6JbiIV47 Categories (other): County seats of Colorado, USA
  3. An unincorporated community in Irwin County, Georgia, United States. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in Georgia, USA, Places in the United States, Unincorporated communities in Georgia, USA, Unincorporated communities in the United States
    Sense id: en-Wray-en-name-eqg8eXVT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 10 53 27
  4. A habitational surname from Old Norse. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-Wray-en-name-xMgiXQXH Categories (other): English surnames

Inflected forms

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