"Kaye" meaning in English

See Kaye in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈkeɪ/ Forms: Kayes [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪ Head templates: {{en-prop|s}} Kaye (plural Kayes)
  1. A surname from Middle English, spelling variant of Kay.
    Sense id: en-Kaye-en-name-qzT5wG45 Categories (other): English surnames, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 57 24 19 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 59 21 20
  2. (rare) A male given name transferred from the surname. Tags: rare Categories (topical): English given names, English male given names
    Sense id: en-Kaye-en-name-Vj3AlNl-
  3. A female given name, variant of Kay. Categories (topical): English female given names, English given names, English diminutives of female given names
    Sense id: en-Kaye-en-name-Hwywe~~k Disambiguation of English diminutives of female given names: 15 36 49

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