MEANING & HISTORY
What does Rey mean?
Rey is the Spanish word for king used as a personal name. The ordinary word comes from Latin rex through the historical development of Spanish.
A similar-looking name may have other family histories, but the documented Spanish word-name formation is direct. The regal association is etymological and does not imply noble descent, a title or authority for a present-day Rey.
References for this explanation
Pronunciation & syllables
Synthetic voice reading
Wiktionary / Kaikki / Wiktextract · CC BY-SA 4.0
Origin and name formation
Spanish
Dictionary accounts by language
Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki/Wiktextract; common glosses translated for Filipino.
People with the name Rey
DOCUMENTED NAMESAKE
Kublai Millan
Filipino artist and photographer
DOCUMENTED NAMESAKE
Rey Langit
Filipino broadcaster
Descriptions: Wikidata contributors (CC0).
Similar names to Rey
Explore names with a similar opening or ending.
Names in this collection
- Rea♀Variant of Rhea or short form of Andrea
- Remy♂English form of Rémy: oarsman or rower
- Rex♂King in Latin
- Corey♂♀Surname-derived; a Kóri connection is recorded
- Remo♂Italian form of Remus
- Rene♂Unaccented form of René; reborn
- René♂Born again; French form of Renatus
- Reno♂♀Short-name traditions linked with Rein-names, Renato and Moreno
Recorded combinations with Rey
15 source-reported compound forms include this name as a component. Each part keeps its own history.
Names in this collection
- Arvin Rey♂Arvin, a Nordic Arwin spelling; Rey, a Reynaldo short form
- Cesar Rey♂Cesar: documented unaccented César form; Rey: Reynaldo short form, also coinciding with Spanish king
- Eduardo Rey♂Edward-family Eduardo with Ray-family Rey
- Isidoro Rey♂Isidoro: Spanish, Italian and Portuguese form of Isidore; Rey: a short form of Reynaldo that also coincides with Spanish king
- Joe Rey♂Joseph-family Joe with a documented Ray spelling
- Jose Rey·Jose + Rey: Joseph-family name and a separately documented Rey
- Nestor Rey♂Nestor: homecomer; traditionally linked to greek “return”; Rey: king
- Perly Rey·Documented spelling
Explore Rey further
Records & sources
Recorded use
- OpenHalalan / COMELEC · 2001
- 21 elected-candidate records ·
REY
· CSV row 1,614 · ODbL 1.0 - Wikidata
- 4 person records with this given name · Q60589662 · CC0
These records document use of the spelling; they are separate from birth statistics.
Follow the sources
- OpenHalalan — pinned 2001 COMELEC transcription (opens in a new tab)
- COMELEC — 2001 List of Elected Candidates (opens in a new tab)
- Wikidata given-name item Q60589662 — Rey (opens in a new tab)
- Wikidata — Rey Langit (opens in a new tab)
- Wikidata — Kublai Millan (opens in a new tab)
- Wiktionary contributors — Rey (Spanish) (opens in a new tab)
- Wiktionary: Rey (opens in a new tab)