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What does Grey mean?
Grey ▲ as a boys' name is of Old English origin, and the meaning of Grey is "grey hair or beard". Transferred use of the surname, from gręg. In Scotland and Ireland, it is a translation of Gaelic surnames derived from riabhach "brindled, grey".
STARTS WITH Gr-
ASSOCIATED WITH old english, scotland
Variations
VARIANT Gray
CREATIVE FORMS(male)
(female)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Grey Casen (G.C.), ..
How popular is Grey?
Grey is an uncommon first name for men but a very popular last name for both adults and children (#2691 out of 150436, Top 2%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Grey was first listed in 1994 and reached its top rank of #727 in the U.S. in the year 2018. (2018 BIRTH STATISTICS)
Which version is better?
The only other popular alternative form of Grey (#727 FROM RECENT DATA) ranked in the Top 2000 is Gray (#1249). Adoption of these relations of Grey was widespread in 2018 (ADOPTION OF 0.03%). Grey is the most fashionable boy name in this list.
Similar Names
Grey▲ is alike in pronunciation to Graye. Other recommended sound-alike names are Abey, Acey, Arley, Arney, Carey▼, Corey▼, Elrey, Frey, Gaby, Gael▲, Gaer, Gared, Garek, Garen, Garey, Garrey, Garry▼, Garvey, Garvy, Gary▼, Gay, Gearey, Ged, Ger, Gere, Gerek, Gerrey, Gerry▼, Gery, Glen▼, Gordy, Gore, Goren, Gradey, Grady▲, Gram, Greely, Greer, Greg▼, Gregg▼, Greig, Guy▼, Huey▼, Ikey, Joey▼, Jorey, Key, Korey▼, Morey, Rey▲, Rorey, Torey and Trey▼. These names tend to be more frequently used than Grey.
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