"Kay" meaning in English

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  "pos": "name",
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        "A surname from Middle English derived from several Old and Middle English words; also adopted by immigrants whose surnames began with a K."
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      ],
      "derived": [
        {
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          "word": "Kay County"
        }
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      "glosses": [
        "A male given name from Welsh derived from the surnames, or from a rare medieval given name (as the Sir Kay of Arthurian legend), Welsh Cai, Latinized as Caius, related to the modern male name Kai."
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        [
          "Arthurian",
          "Arthurian"
        ],
        [
          "Cai",
          "Cai"
        ],
        [
          "Caius",
          "Caius"
        ],
        [
          "Kai",
          "Kai"
        ]
      ]
    },
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          "ref": "1970, Santha Rama Rau, The Adventuress, Harper&Row, pages 99–100:",
          "text": "She frowned at the girl's response. \"Kay?\" she said. \"That is not a name. And what of your family?\"\n \"Catalina,\" the girl amended quickly. \"I am used to being Kay at work. My family name is Gómez - we come from Mindanao, where we had pineapple plantations […]\"",
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          "ref": "2024 December 11, “The courtroom attack that led to 26 years in prison”, in BBC:",
          "text": "Deobra Redden, 31, was caught on camera in January jumping over a desk and lunging at Judge Mary Kay Holthus, who was sentencing him in another case.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A short form of Katherine and other female names beginning with a \"K\"; popular as a middle name."
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  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkeɪ/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-eɪ"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Kay"
}

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    {
      "form": "Kays",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
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    },
    {
      "form": "Kaye",
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        "alternative"
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    },
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        "Alternative letter-case form of kay."
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          "kay#English"
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  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkeɪ/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-eɪ"
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  "word": "Kay"
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        "A surname from Middle English derived from several Old and Middle English words; also adopted by immigrants whose surnames began with a K."
      ],
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        [
          "surname",
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        ],
        [
          "K",
          "K"
        ]
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    },
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        "English male given names",
        "English male given names from Welsh"
      ],
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        "A male given name from Welsh derived from the surnames, or from a rare medieval given name (as the Sir Kay of Arthurian legend), Welsh Cai, Latinized as Caius, related to the modern male name Kai."
      ],
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        [
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        ],
        [
          "Arthurian",
          "Arthurian"
        ],
        [
          "Cai",
          "Cai"
        ],
        [
          "Caius",
          "Caius"
        ],
        [
          "Kai",
          "Kai"
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        "Quotation templates to be cleaned"
      ],
      "examples": [
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              37,
              40
            ],
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              162
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          ],
          "ref": "1970, Santha Rama Rau, The Adventuress, Harper&Row, pages 99–100:",
          "text": "She frowned at the girl's response. \"Kay?\" she said. \"That is not a name. And what of your family?\"\n \"Catalina,\" the girl amended quickly. \"I am used to being Kay at work. My family name is Gómez - we come from Mindanao, where we had pineapple plantations […]\"",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
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            [
              97,
              100
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          ],
          "ref": "2024 December 11, “The courtroom attack that led to 26 years in prison”, in BBC:",
          "text": "Deobra Redden, 31, was caught on camera in January jumping over a desk and lunging at Judge Mary Kay Holthus, who was sentencing him in another case.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
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        "A short form of Katherine and other female names beginning with a \"K\"; popular as a middle name."
      ],
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          "Katherine",
          "Katherine"
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  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkeɪ/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-eɪ"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Kay"
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkeɪ/"
    },
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  "word": "Kay"
}