Re: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Re – Meaning: sun – Origin: Ancient Egyptian – Gender: Boy – Pronunciation: RAY


Re is an Ancient Egyptian boy's name meaning “sun”. It appears in our list of 200+ Egyptian Mythology Baby Names — Mystical, Ancient, and Strikingly Beautiful.

Meaning & Origin of Re

Meaning: Sun.

Origin: Ancient Egyptian.

Source: Wiktionary, Wikipedia.

How to Pronounce Re

Phonetic: RAY   IPA: /reɪ/

Popularity of Re

Re doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.

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