Behind the Name: Meaning, Origin and History of the Name Jay

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JAY (1)

GENDER: Masculine

USAGE: English

PRONOUNCED: JAY [key]

Meaning & History

Short form of names beginning with the sound J, such as JAMES or JASON. It was originally used in America in honour of founding father John Jay (1749-1825), whose surname was derived from the jaybird.

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VARIANTS: Jace, Jamey, Jem, Jim, Jae

DIMINUTIVES: Jemmy, Jimi, Jimmie, Jimmy

FEMININE FORM: Jaye

OTHER LANGUAGES: Jaumet (Catalan), Jakša (Croatian), Ib, Jeppe (Danish), Cobus, Coos, Jaap, Kobus, Koos, Sjaak, Sjakie (Dutch), Jaak (Estonian), Jaakko (Finnish), Lapo (Italian), Kuba (Polish), Yasha (Russian), Jaka (Slovene), Kapel, Koppel, Yankel (Yiddish)

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