Yeray

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Submitted Name

Gender Masculine
Usage Spanish (Canarian)
Pronounced Pron. jyeh-RIE(Canarian Spanish)
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Other Forms FormsYerai
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Meaning & History

This name has been used in the Canary Islands since the 1970s. It was apparently lifted from a Canarian place name, which is derived from a Guanche word meaning "big, grand". Perhaps coincidentally, the name of the Guanche god Xerax has also been incorrectly recorded as Yeray.