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Former Royal Air Force station in South Ayrshire, Scotland (1936–2013)
Royal Air Force Prestwick or simply known as RAF Prestwick, is a former Royal Air Force station based at the NATS air traffic control centre, adjacent
RAF_Prestwick
Airport in Scotland, UK
In the Second World War the RAF controlled trans-Atlantic flights from Prestwick. Until February 2016, part of the Prestwick site was occupied by the Royal
Glasgow_Prestwick_Airport
Indian air force officer
posted to RAF Uxbridge, and subsequently Dutt was sent with most of the others to No. 12 Elementary Flying Training School RAF at Prestwick to train on
Ranjan_Dutt
Royal Air Force base in Yorkshire, England
(Ceylon) Squadron RAF between 25 August 1940 and 1 September 1940 flying the Armstrong Whitworth Whitley V before moving to RAF Prestwick. No. 35 (Madras
RAF_Leeming
This list of former RAF stations includes most of the stations, airfields and administrative headquarters previously used by the Royal Air Force. They
List of former Royal Air Force stations
List_of_former_Royal_Air_Force_stations
Most units of the Royal Air Force (RAF) are identified by a two character alphabetical or alpha- numeric combination squadron code. Usually, that code
List_of_RAF_squadron_codes
Former Royal Air Force operations group
Pilots Pool ATA RAF Hullavington = No. 8 (Service) Ferry Pilots Pool RAF RAF Kington Langley = No. 10 (Polish) Ferry Flight RAF RAF Prestwick = No. 4 Ferry
No._41_Group_RAF
Royal Air Force base in Yorkshire, England
accident at the base in a Hawker Hurricane she was delivering from RAF Prestwick. Group Captain H. J. F. Hunter, commanding officer in the 1930s Rory
RAF_Finningley
Former Royal Air Force operations group
& Navigator School RAF RAF Prestwick = No. 12 Elementary Flying Training School RAF & No. 1 Air Observer & Navigator School RAF RAF Sywell = No. 6 Elementary
No._50_Group_RAF
Former Royal Air Force station, West Malling, Kent, England
from No. 111 Squadron. The remainder of the unit returned north to RAF Prestwick on 25 July due to the ineffectiveness of the Defiant against single-seat
RAF_West_Malling
Former Royal Air Force station in South Ayrshire, Scotland
Heathfield, or more commonly RAF Heathfield, sometimes known as RAF Ayr/Heathfield due to its proximity to Glasgow Prestwick Airport, which was also used
RAF_Heathfield
Military unit
(City of London) Squadron Royal Auxiliary Air Force is a squadron of the RAF Reserves. It was formed in 1925 and operated as a night fighter squadron
No._600_Squadron_RAuxAF
Former Royal Air Force operations group
(Service) Ferry Pilots Pool RAF RAF Prestwick = No. 4 Ferry Pilots Pool ATA RAF Ratcliffe = No. 6 Ferry Pilots Pool ATA RAF Ringway = No. 14 Ferry Pilots
No._40_Group_RAF
Military unit
the end of the day. On 11 October the depleted squadron was moved to RAF Prestwick in Scotland and its operational activity was coastal patrol work over
401_Tactical_Fighter_Squadron
Former command of the Royal Air Force
HQ at Gloucester RAF Prestwick = No. 1527 (Beam Approach Training) Flight RAF RAF Kemble = No. 1 Overseas Aircraft Preparation Unit RAF & No. 2 Overseas
RAF_Transport_Command
Former Royal Air Force group in Northern Britain
Grangemouth A RAF Hillhead R RAF Inverness HQ RAF Leconfield A RAF Leeming A RAF Netherbutton R RAF Ottercops Moss R RAF Ouston A RAF Prestwick A RAF Rosehearty
No._13_Group_RAF
Benbecula RRH Buchan RAF Saxa Vord Leuchars Diversion Airfield RAF Lossiemouth RAF Prestwick Twice a year Exercise Joint Warrior utilises the Royal Navy
Armed_forces_in_Scotland
British noble (1938–2010)
and was a major figure in the social life of the RAF Station. He was posted suddenly to RAF Prestwick, for family reasons associated with his aristocratic
Angus Douglas-Hamilton, 15th Duke of Hamilton
Angus_Douglas-Hamilton,_15th_Duke_of_Hamilton
List of Operational Training Units (OTUs) of the British Royal Air Force (RAF)
Archives, Kew AIR29/637 Lake, p. 146 "RAF History: Bomber Command 60th Anniversary: No. 52 Squadron". www.RAF.mod.uk. Royal Air Force. 2004. Retrieved
List of Royal Air Force Operational Training Units
List_of_Royal_Air_Force_Operational_Training_Units
Defunct flying squadron of the Royal Air Force
at RAF Dunholme Lodge from 1 April 1959 until 31 March 1964. RAF Turnhouse RAF West Malling RAF Prestwick RAF Dyce RAF Montrose RAF Biggin Hill RAF Gatwick
No._141_Squadron_RAF
Royal Air Force officer
Squadron RAF at RAF Prestwick soon afterwards, moving to No. 245 Squadron RAF at RAF Aldergrove on 28 September and then to No. 46 Squadron RAF at RAF Stapleford
Graham_Leggett
South African born World War II Flying ace for the RAF
Castle on 30 April 1936. Pattle was assigned to a civil flying school at RAF Prestwick which was run by Scottish Aviation Limited. He formally began his training
Pat_Pattle
Indians selected for RAF pilot training in 1940
Training School RAF at Prestwick to train on Tiger Moths. Advanced training was completed at No. 9 Service Flying Training School at RAF Hullavington, Wiltshire
24_Indian_pilots
Former flying squadron of the Royal Air Force
after that service's amalgamation with the Royal Flying Corps to form the RAF. It flew Sopwith Babies and Felixstowe F3s from Otranto reconnoitring for
No._263_Squadron_RAF
History of air traffic control coordinated across the entire United Kingdom
Centre. The new Prestwick site, in Ayrshire, in 2010 had 800 workers, with 240 workstations. Electronic flight strips begin in 2011. The RAF unit moved from
History of air traffic control in the United Kingdom
History_of_air_traffic_control_in_the_United_Kingdom
Prestwick Airport. Gailes was finally closed in 1978 and the buildings demolished when the Radar station staff moved to Atlantic House in Prestwick.
RAF_Gailes
Military unit
activated on 14 November 1952 at RAF Sculthorpe, England and discontinued, followed by inactivation, on 18 March 1960 at Prestwick Airport, Scotland. It was
67th Special Operations Squadron
67th_Special_Operations_Squadron
Air disaster
to be flown from Meeks Field to RAF Valley on the island of Anglesey, in North West Wales, with RAF Prestwick and RAF Nutts Corner being selected as diversionary
1945_Beinn_Edra_air_disaster
World War II-era organization
to RAF Speke where they were assembled and test flown. Larger aircraft were ferried directly across the Atlantic from RCAF Gander to RAF Prestwick, first
British_Purchasing_Commission
2023 biographical thriller film
July 2020. Filming began in Glasgow in December 2020, including Glasgow Prestwick Airport. In February 2021, filming took place in Aberdeen at locations
Tetris_(film)
International airport in Glasgow, Scotland
RAF No. 34 Squadron RAF No. 88 Squadron RAF No. 225 Squadron RAF No. 232 Squadron RAF No. 239 Squadron RAF No. 254 Squadron RAF No. 269 Squadron RAF No
Glasgow_Airport
British scallop dredger
Ramsey and Port St Mary being launched. Helicopters flew out from RAF Prestwick and RAF Valley and a helicopter from the Irish Air Corps and a fixed wing
Solway_Harvester
Squadron of the Royal Air Force
the squadron provided flight operations and intelligence support to the RAF at home and overseas, first from Edinburgh before returning to its home city
No._602_Squadron_RAuxAF
B-17, when three B-17s of 90 Sqn took off from RAF Polebrook; the first USAAF B-17 landed at RAF Prestwick on 1 July 1942; on 27 January 1943 it saw the
List of strategic bombings over Germany in World War II
List_of_strategic_bombings_over_Germany_in_World_War_II
Former RAF station in South Ayrshire, Scotland
March 1940 as a relief landing ground (RLG) for nearby RAF Prestwick. At that time Prestwick was occupied by No. 12 Elementary Flying Training School
RAF_Dundonald
Defunct flying squadron of the Royal Air Force
1940 the squadron was loaned to RAF Coastal Command and spent six weeks carrying out convoy escort duties from RAF Prestwick, before resuming bomber raids
No._102_Squadron_RAF
Consolidated Liberator II aircraft variant
proceeding routinely when the last contact was made with RAF Transport Command at RAF Prestwick at 07:16 hours GMT on the morning of 27 March 1945 in position
Commando_(aircraft)
British journalist and balloonist
School in Crewkerne. He served in the RAF from 1984 to 1988 in Chivenor No. 63 Squadron RAF and RAF Prestwick. Press (4 September 2013). "About 60 drone
Gary_Mortimer
Aspect of Scottish history
Ross and Cromarty, Highland HMS Fulmar, Lossiemouth, Moray HMS Gannet, Prestwick, South Ayrshire HMS Jackdaw, Crail, Fife HMS Landrail, Macrihanish, Argyll
Military_history_of_Scotland
Sumburgh Eday Edinburgh Fair Isle Islay Sanday Foula Papa Westray Glasgow Prestwick Kirkwall Stornoway Stronsay Tingwall Tiree Westray Wick Belfast Belfast
List of airports in the United Kingdom and Crown Dependencies
List_of_airports_in_the_United_Kingdom_and_Crown_Dependencies
1940 WWII air battle
military campaign of the Second World War, in which the Royal Air Force (RAF) and the Fleet Air Arm (FAA) of the Royal Navy defended the United Kingdom
Battle_of_Britain
required: HMS Gannet, a Royal Navy forward operating base at Glasgow Prestwick Airport and RAF Marham, a Royal Air Force station and is home to F-35B Lightning
List of air stations of the Royal Navy
List_of_air_stations_of_the_Royal_Navy
World War II British heavy bomber aircraft
aircraft being four-engine heavy bombers adopted by the Royal Air Force (RAF) during the same era. The Lancaster has its origins in the twin-engine Avro
Avro_Lancaster
Military unit
of the Auxiliary Air Force. Comprising very high quality pilots, often ex-RAF officers and occasionally locally based company Test pilots from companies
No._610_Squadron_RAuxAF
Royal Air Force station in Northumberland, England
and Prestwick. By 1974 the Station had evolved to become both a Sector Operations Centre (SOC) and Control and Reporting Centre (CRC). In 1978 RAF Boulmer
RAF_Boulmer
at RAF Squire's Gate near Blackpool in Airspeed Oxford V3540 on an Air Transport Auxiliary (ATA) delivery flight from RAF Prestwick, Scotland to RAF Kidlington
List of accidents and incidents involving military aircraft (1940–1942)
List_of_accidents_and_incidents_involving_military_aircraft_(1940–1942)
Service. This is a list of RAF aircraft, including all currently active and retired types listed in alphabetic order by their RAF type name. For just those
List of aircraft of the Royal Air Force
List_of_aircraft_of_the_Royal_Air_Force
Royal Navy forward operating base in South Ayrshire, Scotland
at Glasgow Prestwick Airport, South Ayrshire in Scotland. The facility was previously also known as Royal Naval Air Station (RNAS) Prestwick before it
HMS Gannet (1971 shore establishment)
HMS_Gannet_(1971_shore_establishment)
Military operation of World War II
David Douglas-Hamilton) were chosen. The Spitfires flew from RAF Prestwick to the airstrip at RAF Renfrew. Wasp and its destroyers USS Lang and Madison sailed
Operation_Calendar
Former RAF station in Lancashire, England
Group RAF at RAF Box, No. 11 Group RAF at RAF Uxbridge, No. 12 Group RAF at RAF Watnall, No. 13 Group RAF at RAF Newcastle and No. 14 Group RAF at Raigmore
RAF_Barton_Hall
Scottish airline, 1945–1960
Lines (Prestwick) Ltd. and became a legal airline. During 1951-52 a scheduled service was operated on weekdays with Dakotas, linking Prestwick with RAF Burtonwood
Scottish_Airlines
the naming tradition of the Royal Air Force, whereby the prefix RCAF (vs. RAF) was affixed. High River Vancouver Winnipeg Dartmouth Camp Borden Ottawa
List of Royal Canadian Air Force stations
List_of_Royal_Canadian_Air_Force_stations
103. Sturtivant & Hamlin 2007, p. 224. Lake, A (1999). Flying units of the RAF. Shrewsbury: Airlife. ISBN 1-84037-086-6. Sturtivant, Ray; Hamlin, John (2007)
List of Reserve flying schools
List_of_Reserve_flying_schools
Former Royal Air Force station in County Down, Northern Ireland
traffic control centre at Prestwick, Scotland, in October 1978. The radar equipment was soon removed from the site, however the RAF remained. In the early
RAF_Bishops_Court
Royal Air Force main operating base in Moray, Scotland
Royal Air Force Lossiemouth or RAF Lossiemouth (IATA: LMO, ICAO: EGQS) is a Royal Air Force station located on the western edge of the town of Lossiemouth
RAF_Lossiemouth
Former Royal Air Force operations group
Radio School RAF at RAF Prestwick April 1942 - HQ at Langley Hall, Slough Controls 83 stations in No. 80 Wing RAF and No. 81 Wing RAF "RAF Badges - Groups"
No._60_Group_RAF
Former Royal Air Force station in County Antrim, Northern Ireland
Royal Air Force Nutts Corner, or more simply RAF Nutts Corner, is a former Royal Air Force (RAF) station located 2.7 miles (4.3 km) east of Crumlin, County
RAF_Nutts_Corner
Royal Air Force flying squadron
the squadron moved from RAF Benson in Oxfordshire to RAF Northolt in Greater London, where it remains. The merger ended the RAF's provision of dedicated
No._32_Squadron_RAF
Utility aircraft family
to be delivered to the RAF, on 11 August 1953, was serialled XE512. Ironically, XE512 was essentially the prototype Prestwick Pioneer I from 1947, re-engined
Scottish_Aviation_Pioneer
Defunct flying squadron of the Royal Air Force
Auxiliary Air Force between 1937 and 1957. No. 615 squadron was formed at RAF Kenley as part of the Auxiliary Air Force on 1 June 1937 and was initially
No._615_Squadron_RAuxAF
Former Royal Air Force station in Suffolk, England
Royal Air Force Bungay or more simply RAF Bungay (known locally as Flixton) is a former Royal Air Force station located 3 miles (4.8 km) south-west of
RAF_Bungay
Royal Air Force helicopter search and rescue unit, 1941-2016
Royal Air Force Search and Rescue Force (RAF SARF or RAF SAR Force) was a unit of the Royal Air Force (RAF) which provided around-the-clock aeronautical
RAF_Search_and_Rescue_Force
Royal Air Force officer
his initial training at Prestwick, Ayrshire, in the winter of 1936, before moving on to No. 6 Flying Training School at RAF Netheravon, flying the Hawker
Terry_Bulloch
1939 bomber aircraft family by Consolidated Aircraft
LB-30As were assigned to transatlantic flights by RAF Ferry Command, between Canada and Prestwick, Scotland. The first Liberators in British service
Consolidated_B-24_Liberator
included RAF Signals Command, which was later reduced to group status and incorporated into RAF Strike Command. Nos 26 and No. 60 Group RAF were established
List of communications units and formations of the Royal Air Force
List_of_communications_units_and_formations_of_the_Royal_Air_Force
Flight route between Newfoundland and Scotland
the Scottish airport most associated with the Atlantic Bridge has been Prestwick International Airport, owing to its long association with US and Canadian
Atlantic Bridge (flight route)
Atlantic_Bridge_(flight_route)
185. Birtles 2012, p. 24. Clarke 2008, p. 184. "Prestwick International Airport; Monkton and Prestwick; AYRSHIRE; SCOTLAND". National Collection of Aerial
List of V Bomber dispersal bases
List_of_V_Bomber_dispersal_bases
Military unit
the Royal Air Force (RAF), at RAF Ayr, near Prestwick, in Scotland. The first official sortie of No. 410 Squadron was from RAF Drem, East Lothian, Scotland
410 Tactical Fighter Operational Training Squadron
410_Tactical_Fighter_Operational_Training_Squadron
Plan by UK government to build a spaceport
Scottish, such as Campbeltown Airport, Glasgow Prestwick Airport, Kinloss Barracks, RAF Leuchars, RAF Lossiemouth and Stornoway Airport, but they also
British commercial spaceport competition
British_commercial_spaceport_competition
Recipient of the Victoria Cross (1918–1944)
Britain in a B-24 Liberator being ferried across the Atlantic. He landed at Prestwick on 1 December and was met by a representative from the Ministry of Intelligence
Guy_Gibson
British training aircraft
Scottish Aviation (Bulldog) Limited. All subsequent aircraft were built at Prestwick Airport by Scottish Aviation, and later by British Aerospace. The first
Scottish_Aviation_Bulldog
Former airport in Kent, England
Gatwick, Birmingham, Manchester, Stansted, East Midlands, Doncaster, Prestwick and Belfast International), 2,748 m (9,016 ft) in length. When operational
Manston_Airport
Approach beacon system Units of the Royal Air Force. The first system to guide RAF aircraft safely down onto a runway was called the Standard Blind Approach
List of Beam approach beacon system units
List_of_Beam_approach_beacon_system_units
Royal Canadian Air Force base
at the airport with a routing of Montreal Dorval - Goose Bay - Glasgow Prestwick - London Airport flown with Canadair North Star aircraft which was a Canadian
CFB_Goose_Bay
Historic county in Scotland
Renfrewshire. Scotland's aviation industry has long been based in and around Prestwick and its international airport, and although aircraft manufacture ceased
Ayrshire
British flying ace of WWII
February 1946) was a British flying ace who served with the Royal Air Force (RAF) during the Second World War. He was credited with having shot down at least
Anthony_Eyre_(RAF_officer)
Four-engined regional jet airliner family by British Aerospace, later BAE Systems
vertical stabilizer came from Brough; the engine pylons were made at Prestwick; and the nose section was manufactured at Hatfield, where the assembly
British_Aerospace_146
Irish flying ace of WWII
July 1913–1 October 1998) was an Irish flying ace of the Royal Air Force (RAF) during the Second World War and the postwar period. He is credited with
John_Kilmartin_(RAF_officer)
Irish pilot (1918-2013)
sent to the Elementary Flying Training School at Prestwick in Scotland. She was posted to Prestwick once training was complete and ferried planes around
Annette_Elizabeth_Mahon
British STOL transport aircraft (1965–1972)
British STOL transport aircraft built by Scottish Aviation Limited at Prestwick Airport, Scotland, during the 1950s. It was designed for both civil and
Scottish Aviation Twin Pioneer
Scottish_Aviation_Twin_Pioneer
1939–1974 British state-owned airline
Service' from Prestwick to Montreal to reposition ferry pilots who had flown American-built bombers from Canada, and they were provided with RAF Consolidated
British Overseas Airways Corporation
British_Overseas_Airways_Corporation
Aviation arm of the Royal Navy
Lightning II carrier-based stealth fighter jointly with the Royal Air Force. The RAF was formed by the 1918 merger of the RN's Royal Naval Air Service with the
Fleet_Air_Arm
World War II-era electronic countermeasure system
noise. ABC was operated primarily by No. 101 Squadron RAF, part of the specialist No. 100 Group RAF. As the system was only useful over a range of about
Airborne_Cigar
Military helicopter, 1969-present
it was used as a Royal Navy Search and Rescue (red and grey livery) and RAF Search and Rescue Force (yellow livery) helicopter. The Sea King was also
Westland_Sea_King
Former RAF station in Norfolk, England
Royal Air Force Hardwick or more simply RAF Hardwick is a former Royal Air Force station located between the Norfolk villages of Topcroft and Hardwick
RAF_Hardwick
1943 transport aircraft family by Avro
in the bomb bay. These Lancastrians were used by TCA on its Montreal–Prestwick route. The modification of abundant military aircraft into desperately
Avro_Lancastrian
British military unit
Prestwick, Observer Close, Truro, and Observer Close, Bedford. The area of housing development at Kennet Heath, Thatcham, on the former site of RAF Thatcham
Royal_Observer_Corps
Former Royal Naval Air Station in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland
County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It opened as a Royal Air Force Station (RAF Eglinton) in 1941, before being transferred to the Fleet Air Arm in May 1943
RNAS_Eglinton
British flying ace of WWII
April 1948) was a British flying ace who served in the Royal Air Force (RAF) during the Second World War. He was credited with having shot down at least
Norman_Taylor_(RAF_officer)
Topics referred to by the same term
Ontario Glasgow Prestwick Airport, in South Ayrshire, a secondary airport serving Glasgow, Scotland Glasgow (Renfrew) Airport, also known as RAF Renfrew, the
Glasgow Airport (disambiguation)
Glasgow_Airport_(disambiguation)
Royal Air Force base in Yorkshire, England
Royal Air Force Lindholme or more simply RAF Lindholme is a former Royal Air Force station in South Yorkshire, England. It was located 3.9 miles (6.3 km)
RAF_Lindholme
Former RAF station in Northamptonshire, England
Royal Air Force Grafton Underwood or more simply RAF Grafton Underwood is a former Royal Air Force station located 4 miles (6.4 km) northeast of Kettering
RAF_Grafton_Underwood
British meteorologist and television weather presenter
from 1972, with five years at Prestwick Airport. He then worked at the RAE in Farnborough, Hampshire with the airborne RAF Meteorological Research Flight
Francis Wilson (meteorologist)
Francis_Wilson_(meteorologist)
Squadron and Gannet SAR Flight based at RNAS Culdrose (HMS Seahawk) and Prestwick (HMS Gannet) respectively. 705 Naval Air Squadron (1953-1974) 771 Naval
History of Royal Navy Helicopter Search and Rescue
History_of_Royal_Navy_Helicopter_Search_and_Rescue
Royal Air Force base in Yorkshire
RAF Yeadon was a Royal Air Force flying station at Yeadon, in leeds in West Yorkshire, England. The site was used in the Second World War and by some
RAF_Yeadon
US aircraft
four-engined bombers to see use with the Royal Air Force (RAF). A small number of B-24s were purchased for the RAF but assessment showed that they were not suitable
Consolidated_Liberator_I
ZK-TPK) was originally a Mk.I P3351. It was delivered to the RAF, and crashed near Prestwick on 21 July 1940. Rebuilt as Mk.IIa DR393, the aircraft was
List of surviving Hawker Hurricanes
List_of_surviving_Hawker_Hurricanes
Rumored aircraft
eyes or cameras of press and public. "Oceanic Air Traffic Control at Prestwick," Outterside says, "also tracked fast-moving radar blips. It was claimed
Aurora_(aircraft)
British flying ace of WWII
August 2002) was a British flying ace who served in the Royal Air Force (RAF) during the Second World War. Poor record keeping means there is some uncertainty
James_Sanders_(RAF_officer)
Airport in Soesterberg, Netherlands
the F-100. At the same time, the squadron began ferrying the F-86s to Prestwick, Scotland, and Châteauroux-Déols Air Base in France for disposal. On 18
Soesterberg_Air_Base
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Boy/Male
Hindu
Lord Ram named rock
Male
English
Short form of English Raymond, RAY means "wise protector."
Male
Hebrew
(רָ×) Hebrew name RAM means "high." In the bible, this is the name of several characters, including a son of Hezron.
Boy/Male
Indian, Telugu
Lord Ram
Female
Japanese
(è˜) Japanese name RAN means "lily" or "orchid."
Male
Scottish
 Pet form of Scottish Raibeart, RAB means "bright fame." Compare with another form of Rab.
Surname or Lastname
German
German : nickname for a ruffian, earlier for a hairy person, from Middle High German rūch, rūhe, rouch ‘hairy’, ‘shaggy’, ‘rough’.English : from a medieval personal name, a variant of Ralph.Italian (Sicily) : from a local variant of the personal name Rao, an old form of Ra(o)ul, composed of the Germanic elements rad ‘counsel’, ‘advice’ + wolf ‘wolf’. Compare Ralph.Indian : variant of Rao.
Male
Hebrew
 Variant spelling of Hebrew Rav, RAB means "great" or "teacher." Compare with another form of Rab.
Female
English
English name, possibly derived from the vocabulary word ray, RAE means "sunbeam."
Male
Swedish
Variant spelling of Swedish Göran, JÖRAN means "earth-worker, farmer."
Male
Hebrew
(רַב) Hebrew name RAV means "great" or "teacher."
Male
English
Medieval form of English Ralph, RAFE means "wise wolf."
Male
Hebrew
Variant spelling of Hebrew Rapha, RAFA means "feeble, flaccid, weak," i.e. "a shade" living in Hades, void of blood and animal life; therefore weak and languid like a sick person, but still able to think.Â
Female
Welsh
Welsh name HAF means "summer."
Male
Hindi/Indian
(राज) Hindi name RAJ means "king."
Boy/Male
Sanskrit
King. Raja is an Indian or Malay princely title; Raj means 'rule.
Male
Swedish
Swedish form of Greek Georgios, GÖRAN means "earth-worker, farmer."
Male
English
Variant spelling of English Ray, RAE means "wise protector."Â
Male
Scandinavian
 Scandinavian form of Old Norse Ráðúlfr, RALF means "wise wolf." Compare with another form of Ralf.
Boy/Male
English Teutonic Biblical Sanskrit
Ram.
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superl.
Not spun or twisted; as, raw silk or cotton
superl.
Not distilled; as, raw water
v. t.
To transport on a raft, or in the form of a raft; to make into a raft; as, to raft timber.
n.
A hydraulic ram. See under Hydraulic.
superl.
Not tanned; as, raw hides
n.
To send forth or shoot out; to cause to shine out; as, to ray smiles.
v. t.
To butt or strike against; to drive a ram against or through; to thrust or drive with violence; to force in; to drive together; to cram; as, to ram an enemy's vessel; to ram piles, cartridges, etc.
n.
A raw, sore, or galled place; a sensitive spot; as, to touch one on the raw.
n.
One of the component elements of the total radiation from a body; any definite or limited portion of the spectrum; as, the red ray; the violet ray. See Illust. under Light.
superl.
Not tried; not melted and strained; as, raw tallow
superl.
Disagreeably damp or cold; chilly; bleak; as, a raw wind.
v. i.
To strike with a quick, sharp blow; to knock; as, to rap on the door.
superl.
Hence: Unprepared for use or enjoyment; immature; unripe; unseasoned; inexperienced; unpracticed; untried; as, raw soldiers; a raw recruit.
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Not mixed or diluted; as, raw spirits
n.
One of several species of small rodents of the genus Mus and allied genera, larger than mice, that infest houses, stores, and ships, especially the Norway, or brown, rat (M. decumanus), the black rat (M. rattus), and the roof rat (M. Alexandrinus). These were introduced into America from the Old World.
superl.
Deprived of skin; galled; as, a raw sore.
superl.
Not altered from its natural state; not prepared by the action of heat; as, raw sienna; specifically, not cooked; not changed by heat to a state suitable for eating; not done; as, raw meat.
n.
A line of light or heat proceeding from a radiant or reflecting point; a single element of light or heat propagated continuously; as, a solar ray; a polarized ray.