This is a list of submitted names in which the gender is feminine; and the pattern is *ay.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Adinay f KyrgyzDerived from Persian آدینه
(âdine) meaning "Friday" combined with Kyrgyz ай
(ay) meaning "moon".
Akay f & m TurkishFrom Turkish
ak, meaning "white" and
ay, meaning "moon".
Aldynay f TuvanFrom Tuvan алдын
(aldyn) meaning "golden" and ай
(ay) meaning "moon".
Amanay f Spanish (Canarian)Derived from place name
Amanay, itself derived from Guanche
*amănay, meaning "visual". The place name refers to a port in the municipality and city of Pájara, in the island of Fuerteventura, Canary Islands.
Aray f KazakhMeans "twilight" or "morning star" in Kazakh.
Arsay f Semitic Mythology, Ugaritic MythologyMeans "earthy", deriving from the Ugaritic element
‘arṣ ("earth, underworld"), combined with the feminine suffix
y. Although her role is unknown, it is theorised that she was an underworld goddess... [
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Ay m & f TurkishMeans "moon" (also, by extension, "month") in Turkish.
Begimay f KyrgyzDerived from
begum, the feminine form of the Turkish military title
beg meaning "chieftain, master", combined with Kyrgyz ай
(ay) meaning "moon".
Biray f & m Arabic (Egyptian, Rare)Name found in the Bible rare used back in history.Biray is a late loan word from and refers to the fortified acropolis, usually built at the highest and most easily defensible part of a city ( Nehemiah 1:1; Esther 1:2 ). It referred to the fortress near the Temple in the rebuilt Jerusalem (Nehemiah 2:8 ) A castle place or mountain.
Bluejay f & m English (Canadian, Rare)Native American Chinook legends tell tales about of a hero named Bluejay who gets into rather sticky situations at times and other times helps out humanity.In one of the tales Bluejay is a female and another set of stories it is a different person named Bluejay and they are male.
Canay f Karachay-BalkarFrom the Persian
جان (jan) meaning "soul" and Karachay-Balkar
ай (ay) meaning "moon".
Cathay f American (Rare)Derived from the Mongolian word
khitan via its variant form
cat(h)ai - the meaning is uncertain, but it refers to the Khitan people. Cathay is the anglicized form of
cat(h)ai, and was the archaic name for China... [
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Chardonnay f African American (Modern)After the village of Chardonnay, France, itself from Late Latin
Cardonnacum, ultimately from Latin
carduus "thistle". This is the name of a green-skinned grape variety used to make a white wine and, by extension, the name of the wines produced from them.
Cholponay f KyrgyzFrom Kyrgyz Чолпон
(Cholpon) meaning "Venus (the planet)" and ай
(ay) meaning "moon".
Coray f & m SpanishIt means a goat that has been skinned in the milk of it's ancestors. Or It mean in or from hollow.
Courtenay f & m English (Rare)French place name
Courtenay (originally a derivative of the personal name
Curtenus, itself derived from Latin
curtus "short").... [
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Day f & m EnglishFrom the Old English
dæġ, from the Proto-Germanic
dagaz, from the Proto-Indo-European
dʰegʷʰ- meaning 'to burn'.
Doğanay m & f TurkishMeans "rising moon" in Turkish, from
doğan meaning "rising" and
ay meaning "moon".
Douangchay m & f LaoFrom Lao ດວງ
(douang) meaning "star, circle, sphere" and ໃຈ
(chay) meaning "mind, heart".
Ejebay f TurkmenFeom
eje meaning "lady, mother" and
baý meaning "rich, wealthy"
Eriskay f ScottishFrom the name of the Scottish island of
Eriskay. It derives from Old Norse for "Eric's Isle", see
Eric.
Erkinay f KyrgyzFrom Kyrgyz эркин
(erkin) meaning "free" and ай
(ay) meaning "moon".
Fairamay f LiteratureA character from the novel
The Journey to the Forest of Temptation by George Harpen.
Gay m & f KarenMeans "good, suitable, proper" in S'gaw Karen.
Gencay m & f Turkishit means the firs moon of the month. generally it is crescent. so it has the same meaning with MİRAY and İLKAY. but this is more masculine than these names. otherwise, it is rarely used by females... [
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Göher'ay f UyghurDerived from Uyghur گۆھەر (
göher) meaning "treasure" or "invaluable, treasured" and -ئاي (
-'ay) meaning "moon".
Hyzenthlay f LiteratureA doe rabbit who escapes from the warren Efrafa in the book Watership Down by Richard Adams.
Ilay m & f HebrewMeans "high" or "supreme", from Aramaic origin.
Isemay f Medieval EnglishPerhaps from a hypothetic Germanic name like *
Ismegi or *
Ismagi, *
Ismagin, which would mean "iron strength" from
isan, itself from
îsarn "iron" (see
Isanbrand; however, the first element could also be
îs "ice") combined with
magan "strength, might"... [
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Jahanaý f TurkmenFrom the Persian
جهان (jahan) meaning "world" and Turkmen
aý meaning "moon".
Janay f Karachay-BalkarFrom the Persian
جان (jân) meaning "soul" and Karachay-Balkar
ай (ay) meaning "moon".
Kanyshay f KazakhTurkic for “small princes of the moon” from
kanysh (small princes) and
ay (moon).
Ketugay m & f JolaMeans "Die till you get tired of it" in Jola. This name is given to an infant who is believed to be a spirit child who has been coming and going between life and death.
Killay f QuechuaMeans "my moon" in Quechua from the word
killa meaning "moon".
Kumisay f KazakhMeans "silver moon", derived from Kazakh күміс
(kümis) meaning "silver" combined with ай
(ay) meaning "moon".
Kumushay f KyrgyzFrom Kyrgyz күмүш
(kümüsh) meaning "silver" and ай
(ay) meaning "moon".
Kutluay m & f TurkishFrom Turkish
kutlu meaning "fortunate, prosperous, lucky" and
ay meaning "moon".
Kyay f BurmeseMeans "copper, brass, bronze, money" in Burmese.
Lay m & f BurmeseFrom a contraction of Burmese ကလေး
(hkale) meaning "small, little, young, child".
Limay f Hebrew (Modern)Modern Hebrew name that made from a combination of the name
Li 2, meaning “to me”. And
May, a short form of
Maya 3 which means “water” or the month of May.
Manilay f LaoLaos...I will research and send more info...
May f & m Hebrew (Modern)Popular name in Israel (mostly for girls), it is came from the name of the month of May (the fifth).... [
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May f BurmeseFrom a term of endearment used by a man to address his wife or lover.
McKay m & f English (American, Modern), MormonTransferred use of the surname
McKay. This name is mainly used in Utah among Mormons; it was the surname of David O. McKay (1873-1970), the ninth president of the Mormon Church (from 1951 until his death in 1970).
Milay f MalagasyThe meaning of the name Milay is need in English but it also means love and beauty in all the feminine ways.
Mixay m & f LaoMeans "victorious, triumphant" in Lao.
Nay m & f BurmeseAlternate transcription of Burmese နေ (see
Ne).
Olcay m & f TurkishMeans "fortune, luck" in Turkish, ultimately from Mongolian өлзий
(ölzii).
Özay f TurkishDerived from
öz meaning "self" and
ay meaning "moon".
Özgünay f AzerbaijaniFrom the Turkish
özgün meaning "original, unique" and
ay meaning "moon".
Ozhaguscodaywayquay f OjibweMeans "woman of the green glade", or "green prairie woman", deriving in part from the Ojibwe element
ikwe ("woman").
Phetvilay m & f LaoFrom Lao ເພັດ
(phet) meaning "diamond" and ວິໄລ
(vilay) meaning "beautiful, handsome fine".
Phonexay m & f LaoFrom Lao ພອນ
(phone) meaning "blessing" and ໄຊ
(xay) meaning "victory".
Pidray f Semitic Mythology, Ugaritic MythologyEtymology uncertain. Possibly derives from the Semitic element
pdr ("to scatter/spread"). Another possible origin is the element
bqr ("lightning"). A Hurrian origin for her name has also been speculated, specifically from the element
pedari ("bull")... [
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Quday m & f KazakhKazakh word for
God, ultimately derived from the Persian name
Khuda.
Qutluay f AzerbaijaniPossibly from the Ottoman Turkish
قوتلو (kutlu, qutlu) meaning "fortunate, lucky" and
ay meaning "moon".
Rabgay m & f TibetanFrom Tibetan རབ་རྒྱས
(rab-rgyas) meaning "very broad, very wide", derived from རབ
(rab) meaning "very, extremely" and རྒྱས
(rgyas) meaning "extensive, broad, wide".
Sənay f AzerbaijaniFrom the Azerbaijani
sən meaning "you" and
ay meaning "moon".
Say m & f KarenMeans "silver" in S'gaw Karen.
Selinay f TurkishThe name "Selinay" can be broken down into two parts:"Selin" which is derived from "Sel," meaning "stream" or "flood" in Turkish."Ay" means "moon" in Turkish. So, "Selinay" could be interpreted as "Moon of the Stream" or "Moon of the Flood."
Sevenay f Turkish (Rare)Means "loving moon", from Turkish
seven meaning "loving, affectionate" and
ay meaning "moon, month".
Sharpay f Popular CultureFrom
Shar-pei, the name of a dog breed, ultimately from Chinese 沙皮 (
shā pí) "sand skin". This is the antagonist in the film 'High School Musical' (2006).