Rey
Encyclopedia
Rey means "king" in Spanish
and Occitan, derived from the Latin rex. It is used as a surname throughout the world. It is also used as a given name for both males and females, sometimes as an alternative to Raymond
. It is also referred as friend in Telugu
.
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
and Occitan, derived from the Latin rex. It is used as a surname throughout the world. It is also used as a given name for both males and females, sometimes as an alternative to Raymond
Raymond
Raymond is a male given name . It was borrowed into English from French...
. It is also referred as friend in Telugu
Telugu language
Telugu is a Central Dravidian language primarily spoken in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India, where it is an official language. It is also spoken in the neighbouring states of Chattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Orissa and Tamil Nadu...
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People with the given name Rey
- Domingo Rey d'HarcourtDomingo Rey d'HarcourtDomingo Rey d'Harcourt was a Nationalist commander during the Spanish Civil War....
, Spanish military officer - Rey Bucanero, the ring name of wrestler Arturo García Ortiz
- Rey GalangRey GalangRey Galang is a Filipino martial arts teacher and author. He is one of the chief founders and head instructors of Bakbakan International.- History and experience :...
, Filipino martial artist - Rey MaualugaRey MaualugaRey Maualuga is an American football linebacker for the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Bengals in the second round of the 2009 NFL Draft...
, American college football player - Rey Mysterio Jr., the ring name of wrestler Oscar Gutierrez
- Rey Misterio, the ring name of wrestler Miguel Ángel López Díaz
- Rey PagtakhanRey PagtakhanRey D. Pagtakhan, PC is a Canadian physician, professor and politician. He was a cabinet minister in the governments of Jean Chrétien and Paul Martin, and served as a member of parliament from 1988 until his defeat in the 2004 election....
, Canadian parliamentarian - Rey QuiñonesRey QuiñonesRey Francisco Quiñones is a Puerto Rican baseball infielder who had a short career in Major League Baseball, primarily as a shortstop....
, Puerto Rican baseball player - Rey RuizRey RuizRey Ruiz is a salsa singer from Cuba. Ruiz reached international fame across Latin America, Europe and among Hispanic music fans in the United States.-Biography:...
, Cuban singer - Rey SánchezRey SánchezRey Francisco Sánchez Guadalupe is a former Major League Baseball infielder. He attended high school in California and was drafted in the 13th round of the amateur baseball draft by the Texas Rangers. He played in their minor league system until , when he was traded to the Chicago Cubs for minor...
, Puerto Rican baseball player - Rey ValeraRey ValeraReynaldo Valera Guardiano is a singer, songwriter, music director, film scorer and television host from the Philippines. He wrote and produced songs that were recorded by various singers, most notably Sharon Cuneta. He currently hosts the variety noontime show Pilipinas Win na Win alongside Rico J...
, Filipino musician - Rey VolpatoRey VolpatoRej Volpato is an Italian football striker who currently plays for Livorno.-Club career:He started his professional career at Juventus, but went on loan to A.C. Siena and A.C. Arezzo in the next 2 years...
, Italian footballer - Rey WashamRey WashamRey Washam is a drummer who has been performing for more than 20 years. He has collaborated with many bands, the most notable of which include: Scratch Acid, Rapeman, Ministry, the Big Boys, Helios Creed, the Didjits, Lard, and Tad and Butthole Surfers offshoot Daddy Longhead...
, American drummer
People with the surname Rey
- Alain ReyAlain ReyAlain Rey is a French linguist, lexicographer and radio personality. He is the editor-in-chief at French dictionary publisher Dictionnaires Le Robert.- Biography :...
, French linguist, lexicographer and radio personality - Alain Rey (ski mountaineer)Alain Rey (ski mountaineer)Alain Rey is a Swiss ski mountaineer.- Results :* 2005:** 9th European Championship vertical race* 2006:** 3rd World Championship relay race together with Alexander Hug, Rico Elmer and Florent Troillet...
, Swiss ski mountaineer - Alejandro ReyAlejandro ReyAlejandro Rey was an Argentine actor. He immigrated to the United States in 1960, later became a U.S. citizen and gained his widest acclaim there.-Career:...
, Argentine actor - Alvino ReyAlvino ReyAlvin McBurney , known by his stage name Alvino Rey, was an American swing era musician and pioneer, often credited as the father of the pedal steel guitar...
, American musician - André ReyAndré ReyAndré Rey is a French retired professional football goalkeeper.-External links:**...
, French professional football goalkeeper - André ReyAndré Rey (psychologist)André Rey is the name of a Swiss psychologist who first developed the Rey-Osterrieth Complex Figure and the Rey Auditory Verbal Learning Test. Both tests are widely used in neuropsychological assessment....
, Swiss psychologist - Anthony ReyAnthony ReyAnthony Rey was a French Jesuit academic, and U.S. Army chaplain of the Mexican War.-Life:...
, French Jesuit - Emmanuel Guillaume Rey, French historian
- Fernando ReyFernando ReyFernando Casado Arambillet , best known as Fernando Rey, was a Spanish film, theatre, and TV actor, who worked in both Europe and the United States...
, the stage name of Spanish-born actor Fernando Casado D'Arambillet - Gabriel Venance ReyGabriel Venance ReyGabriel Venance Rey or Antoine Gabriel Rey, born 24 July 1763 – died 20 April 1836, became a general officer in the army of France during the French Revolutionary Wars and led a division under Napoleon Bonaparte in the Italian campaign of 1796-1797. He ran afoul of Napoleon and was not...
, French general of the French Revolution and Napoleonic Wars - Hans ReyHans ReyHansjörg Rey, aka Hans "No Way" Rey . Rey is a pioneer in mountain bike trials and extreme mountain biking. Rey began riding in the late 70s. Since 1987, he has ridden exclusively on GT bikes...
, German cyclist - H.A. Rey and Margret ReyMargret ReyMargret Elizabeth Rey , born Margarete Elisabeth Waldstein, was , the co-author and illustrator of children's books, the most famous of which are the Curious George series....
, authors of the Curious George series of children's books - Micheline Calmy-ReyMicheline Calmy-ReyMicheline Anne-Marie Calmy-Rey is the President of the Confederation in Switzerland, head of government. She is also Switzerland's foreign minister as head of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs. She has been a member of the Swiss Federal Council since 2003, and was President of the...
, Swiss politician - Jean Rey (politician)Jean Rey (politician)Jean Rey was a Belgian lawyer and Liberal politician who became the second President of the European Commission.-Early life:...
, Belgian Liberal politician, former president of the European Commission - Jean Rey (physician)Jean Rey (physician)Jean Rey was a French physician and chemist.Born at Le Bugue, in the Périgord , he studied medicine at the University of Montpellier...
,French physician and chemist - Jean-Yves ReyJean-Yves ReyJean-Yves Rey is a Swiss ski mountaineer and long distance runner.Rey was born in Sierre. He started ski mountaineering in 1990 and competed first in the Patrouille des Glaciers short distance race in the same time...
, Swiss ski mountaineer - José Manuel Rey, Venezuelan football player
- Julio ReyJulio ReyJosé Julio Rey is a Spanish long-distance runner who mostly concentrates on the marathon race. He was banned from competition for 2 years after testing positive for mesterolone at the 1999 Rotterdam Marathon....
, Spanish marathon runner - Louis Emmanuel ReyLouis Emmanuel ReyLouis Emmanuel Rey, born 22 September 1768, Grenoble – died 18 June 1846, Paris, joined the French royal army and won rapid promotion to general officer during the French Revolutionary Wars. He continued to serve the First French Empire during the Napoleonic Wars. He fought in the Peninsular...
, French general of the French Revolution and Napoleonic Wars - Luis ReyLuis ReyLuis V. Rey is a Spanish-Mexican artist and illustrator, a 1977 graduate of the San Carlos Academy, . He is best known for his innovative work in the field of dinosaur paleoart, for example in conjunction with Robert T. Bakker, promoting awareness of the developing evidence for feathered dinosaurs...
, Spanish-Mexican artist and Led Zeppelin expert - Nicholas Andrew ReyNicholas Andrew ReyNicholas Andrew Rey was American diplomat, businessman, United States Ambassador to Poland , affiliated with Democratic Party.-Life:...
United States ambassador - Paola ReyPaola ReyPaola Andrea Rey Arciniegas is a Colombian actress and model.She has worked in a number of Colombian telenovelas, including The Baby Sister, Pasión de Gavilanes, and La mujer en el espejo.She has appeared in several films, including Como el gato y el raton, which won awards in several international...
, Colombian actress - Robert Rey, plastic surgeon and subject of Dr. 90210 reality television show
- Rey Robert, "Politician" Mayor of Mauritius Island
- Tony Rey (musician), American guitarist
- Willy ReyWilly ReyWilly Rey was a Dutch-Canadian model. She was Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for its February 1971 issue...
, Playboy Playmate of the Month, February 1971
Fictional characters named Rey
- Samandahl ReySamandahl ReySamandahl "Sam" Rey is the main character in the American comic book Sigil published by CrossGen Entertainment.-Character details:Sam was just an ordinary soldier who moved up to be squad leader. He was sent on a suicide mission but survived and consequently mustered out of the Army with his friend...
comic book character - Rey Yan (Chronicles of the Cursed sword)Rey Yan (Chronicles of the Cursed Sword)Rey Yan is the fictional protagonist of the manhwa series Chronicles of the Cursed Sword by Yeo Beop-ryong and Park Hui-jin .A boy with a dark sadden and mysterious past. He travels wielding the powerful Pasa sword. Early on unknown to himself, he wields a great deep power within him.-History:Six...
anime character - Rey Za Burrel Gundam anime character
- Rey CurtisRey CurtisReynaldo "Rey" Curtis is a fictional character on the TV drama Law & Order, created by Ed Zuckerman and played by Benjamin Bratt from 1995 to 1999.-Character overview:Curtis is introduced as homicide detective in Manhattan's 27th Detective Squad...
, Law & Order detective, played by Benjamin Bratt
Other uses
- The Rey CommissionRey CommissionThe Rey Commission is the European Commission that held office from 2 July 1967 to 30 June 1970. Its President was Jean Rey.-Work:It was the first Commission of the merged European Communities. It was the successor to the Hallstein Commission and was succeeded by the Malfatti Commission...
of the European Union - Ulmus 'Golden Rey', a variant of Chinese Elm tree
- Cristo Rey (disambiguation), "Christ the King"
- Rey MiguelRey MiguelRey Miguel is a brand of hand-made premium cigar owned by Black Cat Cigar Co. of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in the United States.-History:The brand was created by José "Pepin" Garcia and is manufactured at the El Rey de los Habanos factory in the Little Havana section of Miami,...
brand of premium cigars - Rey-Swimline made by actress Jessica ReyJessica ReyJessica Rey is a Filipino-American actress. In the TV series Power Rangers: Wild Force she played Alyssa Enrile/White Tiger Wild Force Ranger ....
- Rey-Osterrieth Complex FigureRey-Osterrieth Complex FigureThe Rey-Osterrieth Complex Figure Test is a neuropsychological assessment in which examinees are asked to reproduce a complicated line drawing, first by copying and then from memory...
, a psychological test created by André ReyAndré Rey (psychologist)André Rey is the name of a Swiss psychologist who first developed the Rey-Osterrieth Complex Figure and the Rey Auditory Verbal Learning Test. Both tests are widely used in neuropsychological assessment.... - Rey Productions Games Developers
- Marina del Rey, title of a song by US country music artist George Strait
- Rey (band)Rey (band)Rey is a Japanese band who signed onto the Lantis label in 2008. They are described as the for their performances of anime theme songs. Front man Kenta Harada claims that their band's name comes from both Hironobu Kageyama's band Lazy and the anime character Rei Ayanami. The group's debut single...
, a JapanJapanJapan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
ese band who perform theme songsMusic in Japanese animationMusic in Japanese animation is often closely tied to the Japanese music industry, but is also a significant industry, and genre in its own right, with genre often referred to as "anison", a portmanteau of "animation" and "song", or "anime song"...
See also
- Reyes, plural form and common surname
- El Rey
- Del Rey
- Rei