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Shays

What does Shays mean?

Shays Pronunciation of Shays as a name for boys is of Gaelic origin, and Shays means "admirable". Shays is an alternate spelling of Shea (Gaelic): from Seaghdha.

STARTS WITH Sha-

ASSOCIATED WITH gaelic

Variations

OTHER FORMS VIA SHEA Shae, Shai, Shay, Shaye, Shaylon

CREATIVE FORMS
(male) Shoys, ..

(female) Shasa, ..


MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Shays Giovanni (S.G.), ..

How popular is Shays?

Shays is a rare given name for men but a somewhat popular surname for both adults and children (#97848 out of 150436, Top 65%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)

Which version is better?

Prominent related forms of Shays (NOT RANKED) appearing in the Top 2000 are Shae, Shai (#1962 LAST YEAR), Shay (#1759) and Shea (#1488). These forms of Shays were at the top of their popularity 28 years ago and are almost as popular today. (2018 U.S. SSA RECORDS)



Top 2000 baby names ranking of Shae, Shai, Shay, Shea in U.S.

Top 100 baby names ranking of Shay outside U.S.

Similar Names

Shays is pronounced similarly to Chace, Chas, Chase, Chayce, Chayse, Chaz, Chazz and Chess. Other suggested similar-sounding names are Hays, Mays, Rhys, Shaan, Shad, Shadd, Shade, Shadi, Shaka, Shamus, Shan, Shane, Shani, Shann, Shaq, Shaul, Shaun, Shaw, Shawn, Shayan, Shayn, Shayne and Swayn. These names tend to be more commonly used than Shays.

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