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What does Fay mean?
Fay 
▼ as a girls' name (also used as boys' name Fay) is pronounced fay. The meaning of Fay is "fairy". Late 19th-century coinage, influenced by the legend of King Arthur, in which Morgan le Fay, his half-sister, is a mysterious sorceress also known as "Lady of the Lake". Actresses Fay Wray, Fay Compton, Faye Dunaway. Also form of Faith.
STARTS WITH Fa-
ASSOCIATED WITH fairy, 19th century, legend (mythology), king (queen), lady (noble), lake (river)
Variations
VARIANTS Fae, Fay▼, Fayanna, Faye▼, Fee, Fei, Feike, Fey
OTHER FORM VIA FAYE Fe
CREATIVE FORMS(female)
(male)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Fay Lennon (F.L.), ..
How popular is Fay?
Fay is a very popular first name for females (#585 out of 4276, Top 14%) and also a very popular surname for all people (#2225 out of 150436, Top 1%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Fay reached its top position of #218 in the U.S. during the years 1900-1909, but is not listed currently. (2018 U.S. SSA RECORDS)
Which version is better?
Prominent varying forms of Fay appearing in the Top 2000 are Fae, Faith (#122 A YEAR AGO) and Faye (#706). Usage of these forms of Fay reached its peak in 2002 (ADOPTION OF 0.3%) and is somewhat less today (ADOPTION 0.2%, ▼46%), with versions such as Faye becoming less stylish.
Similar Names
Recommended sound-alike names are Bay, Cay, Day, Fan, Gay▼, Jay, Kay▼, May▼ and Ray▼. These names tend to be less frequently used than Fay.
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