"Tay" meaning in English

See Tay in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Etymology templates: {{wp|River Tay}}, {{wp|Tay River}}, {{wp|Tay, Ontario}} Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Tay
  1. The longest river in Scotland, United Kingdom, originating on the slopes of Ben Lui and flowing eastwards through the city of Perth before becoming an estuary, the Firth of Tay. Categories (place): Places in Scotland, Rivers in Scotland Derived forms: Firth of Tay, Loch Tay, Newport-on-Tay, tayberry, Tay Canal, Tayport, Tayside, Tay Valley
    Sense id: en-Tay-en-name-tMEnoqs~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 41 41 1 4
  2. A river in Lanark County, Ontario, Canada, a left tributary of the Rideau. Categories (place): Places in Canada, Places in Ontario, Rivers in Canada, Rivers in Ontario
    Sense id: en-Tay-en-name-XOeimcFI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 41 41 1 4
  3. A township in Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada. Categories (place): Places in Canada, Places in Ontario, Townships
    Sense id: en-Tay-en-name-H2I6Xqb8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 41 41 1 4
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

Forms: Tays [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Hokkien 鄭/郑 (tēⁿ), Teochew 鄭/郑 (dên7), or a variant of the English surname Tee. Etymology templates: {{wp|Tay (name)}}, {{bor|en|nan-hbl|-}} Hokkien, {{zh-l|鄭|tr=tēⁿ}} 鄭/郑 (tēⁿ), {{bor|en|nan-tws|-}} Teochew, {{zh-l|鄭|tr=dên7}} 鄭/郑 (dên7), {{m|en|Tee}} Tee Head templates: {{en-proper noun|~}} Tay (countable and uncountable, plural Tays)
  1. A surname. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-Tay-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English surnames
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Proper name

Forms: Tays [plural]
Etymology: Clipping of Taylor. Etymology templates: {{clipping|en|Taylor}} Clipping of Taylor Head templates: {{en-proper noun|~}} Tay (countable and uncountable, plural Tays)
  1. A diminutive of the unisex given name Taylor. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): English diminutives of female given names, English diminutives of male given names, English diminutives of unisex given names, English female given names, English given names, English male given names, English unisex given names Derived forms: Tay Tay
    Sense id: en-Tay-en-name-gKwHmHJa
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

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    "English proper nouns",
    "English uncountable nouns"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "Tay Tay"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_number": 3,
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        "1": "en",
        "2": "Taylor"
      },
      "expansion": "Clipping of Taylor",
      "name": "clipping"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Clipping of Taylor.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Tays",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
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      "name": "en-proper noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English diminutives of female given names",
        "English diminutives of male given names",
        "English diminutives of unisex given names",
        "English female given names",
        "English given names",
        "English male given names",
        "English unisex given names"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A diminutive of the unisex given name Taylor."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "diminutive",
          "diminutive"
        ],
        [
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        "uncountable"
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    }
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  "word": "Tay"
}

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