What does Jay mean?

Jay means "the letter J; jay bird"

How do we pronounce Jay?

Jay \jay, ja-y\ is a boy's name. It consists of 3 letters and 1 syllable.

The baby boy name Jay is sometimes used as a girl name name. Its pronunciation is as JHey- 1.

1 English pronunciation for Jay: JH as in "joy (JH.OY)" ; EY as in "ate (EY.T)"

What is the origin of Jay?

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Jay is used predominantly in the English and Indian languages, and its origin is English. The name is of the meaning the letter J; jay bird. The name developed as a diminutive of various names beginning with 'J-' and 'Ja-', riding a current trend of forming names from fashionable sounds. Various names have been invented in this way, such as Jaydey from the initials and the sounds of J.D. Alternatively, the name Jay could also be distantly related to the Latin Gaius. It could also yet represent a transferred use of the surname, which itself originated from the byname given in medieval times to someone who talks a lot, as inspired by the noisy sounds made by the 'jay' bird. In America, the given name was first used in honor of the founding father John Jay (1749-1825), whose surname was derived from the bird name. The given name was fairly popular with English speakers in the 19th century, and it was first bestowed on girls in the early 20th century. The name Jay is used to a great extent; it has 25 variants. Alternatives consist of Jadee name popularity, nicknames for Jady, name Jai meaning, name Jalen origin, nicknames for Jalon, what does the name Jave mean, name Jay-Jay, meaning of Jaya (used in Indian too), Jaycee pronounciation, Jaydey meaning of name, Jaydie meaning and origin, Jaydy pronounciation, baby name Jaylan, name Jaylee origin, Jaylen pronounciation, Jaylin meaning, Jayron name popularity, name Jayronn meaning, Jeays definition, Jeh pronounciation, what does the name Jey mean, Jeye meaning and origin, and baby name Jeyes. The variant spellings short names for Jae (used in Korean too) and meaning of Jaye are other English forms.

Jay is used predominantly in the Indian language and it is derived from Sanskrit origins. Derived from the element 'jaya' which means victory. The name was borne by various deities in Hindu mythology. The name nicknames for Jaya (English and Indian) is the female version of Jay. short names for Jae (Indian), Jai name popularity (Indian), nicknames for Jaya (Indian), and nicknames for Jaye (Indian) are variants of Jay. In addition, Jay is a pet form (English) of the name name Jacob origin (Dutch, English, German, and Scandinavian). Jay is also a contraction (English) of the name James name popularity (English and Hebrew). Jay is also a pet form of the name Jason meaning (English). See also the related forms, what does the name Bejay mean, baby name Jack (English and Dutch), Jadrien meaning (English), Jayquan meaning and origin, baby name Zayden (English), and what does the name Jayla mean. Jay is a classic favorite. Today it is still a fairly popular baby name for boys, though it was in more widespread use previously. At the modest height of its usage in 1960, 0.248% of baby boys were given the name Jay. It ranked at #78 then. The baby name has since experienced a fall in popularity, and is currently of occasional use. In 2010, its usage was only 0.033% and its ranking #414. Within the group of boy names directly linked to Jay, Jacob name was the most regularly used. In 2010, it was used 33 times more than Jay.

The following famous people share the name Jay:

  • Author Jay McInerney, born January 13, 1955, Hartford, Connecticut
  • Comedian Jay Leno, born 28 April 1950, New Rochelle, New York
  • Evangelist Jay Bakker, born 18 December 1975, Charlotte, North Carolina
  • Rapper Jay-Z, born Shawn Carter, 4 December 1969, Brooklyn, New York
  • Rapper Young Jeezy, born Jay Jenkins, October 12, 1977, Columbia, South Carolina.

List of baby names that sound like Jay:

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The baby name Jay fun facts:

The name Jay in reverse order is "Yaj".

The numerological value of the name Jay is number 9, which means humanitarian, giving nature, selflessness, obligations, creative expression.

How popular is Jay?

Jay is in the top names in USA.

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Source: https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames