Given name & surname · also Polish
Ratay
Ratay is a surname from Polish, ultimately from Proto-Slavic.
Original PolishRataj
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Ratay comes from Polish, and ultimately from Proto-Slavic.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
From Polish Rataj, from Czech Rataj, from Slovak Rataj, from Slovene Rataj, from Lower Sorbian rataj, from Ukrainian ратай, from Proto-Slavic *ortajь.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Ratay’s family of names
In English usage, Ratay as a surname has a related form in RATAI. In English usage, Ratay as a surname has a related form in RATAI. In English usage, Ratay as a surname has a related form in RATAJ.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Around the world
Ratay has relatives in 6 languages. Lines run from its Proto-Slavic roots to each of them.
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Nicknames & forms 6
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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