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♀ Gaye
What does Gaye mean?
Gaye 
▼ as a girls' name is an English and Old French name, and the name Gaye means "blithe, cheerful". Gaye is an alternate form of Gae (English): from the vocabulary word gay.
STARTS WITH Ga-
ASSOCIATED WITH cheerful (joy)
Variations
VARIANT Gai
CREATIVE FORMS(female)
(male)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Gaye Natasha (G.N.), ..
How popular is Gaye?
Gaye is a very popular first name for women (#1295 out of 4276, Top 30%) and also a very popular surname for all people (#25724 out of 150436, Top 17%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Gaye was first listed in 1930-1939 and reached its top position of #655 in the U.S. in the 1950s, but is not ranked currently. (TOP BABY NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
The only other prominent varying form of Gaye is Gay. Adoption of these relations of Gaye was widespread during the years 1950-1959 (MEDIAN #513), but now, versions such as Gaye have gone out of style.
Similar Names
Gaye▼ is pronounced similarly to Gaea, Gaia, Gaiea and Gaill. Other recommended sound-alike names are Agye, Amye, Cadye, Caye, Faye▼, Gabbe (see Gabrielle), Gabi, Gaby, Gada, Gael, Gahl, Gail▼, Gaile, Gal, Gala, Gale▼, Galea, Galen, Galya, Gana, Gavi, Gayel, Gayla▼, Gayle▼, Gaylen (see Gayle), Gayll, Gaylle, Gayna, Gayner, Gene▼, Glade, Glyn, Grace▼, Grayce▼, Gwyn, Jaye, Joye, Kacye, Kaye▼, Maye▼, Raye, Rye, Sadye▼, Shaye, Skye▲ and Tacye. These names tend to be less frequently used than Gaye.
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