"Fay" meaning in English

See Fay in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /feɪ/
enPR: fā Rhymes: -eɪ Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Fay
  1. An Anglo-Irish surname transferred from the nickname, Anglicized from de Fae a Norman family that settled in Ireland.
    Sense id: en-Fay-en-name-BzkPhtPj Categories (other): English surnames
  2. A surname from Irish, anglicized from Ó Fiaich and Ó Fathaigh. (see Fahey.)
    Sense id: en-Fay-en-name-HK9Y-3mK Categories (other): English surnames
  3. A female given name, pet form of Faith or Frances; often used as a middle name. Categories (topical): English diminutives of female given names Synonyms (female given name): Faye
    Sense id: en-Fay-en-name-vuKAcuC5 Disambiguation of English diminutives of female given names: 3 3 31 12 12 12 18 12 Disambiguation of 'female given name': 4 3 73 4 4 4 5 4
  4. A place name:
    A commune in Orne department, Normandy, France.
    Categories (place): Places in France, Places in Normandy
    Sense id: en-Fay-en-name-sDMtdqcK Categories (other): Communes of France
  5. A place name:
    A commune in Sarthe department, Pays de la Loire, France.
    Categories (place): Places in France, Places in Pays de la Loire
    Sense id: en-Fay-en-name-W2XgqojY Categories (other): Communes of France
  6. A place name:
    A commune in Somme department, Hauts-de-France, France.
    Categories (place): Places in France, Places in Hauts-de-France
    Sense id: en-Fay-en-name-FDQSCVNG Categories (other): Communes of France
  7. A place name:
    An unincorporated community in Ozark County, Missouri, United States.
    Categories (place): Places in Missouri, USA, Places in the United States, Unincorporated communities in Missouri, USA, Unincorporated communities in the United States
    Sense id: en-Fay-en-name-83Yfcjmi Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 3 6 16 16 16 24 16 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 4 3 6 16 16 16 24 16 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 3 5 16 16 16 24 16
  8. A place name:
    A census-designated place in Dewey County, Oklahoma, United States.
    Categories (place): Census-designated places in Oklahoma, USA, Census-designated places in the United States, Places in Oklahoma, USA, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Fay-en-name-A6CtOVnW
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