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Meaning

The name Fay has the following meaning:

Fairy. Some say that this is also a dimunitive of "Faith". It is actually French for Faith. It made its debut in the 1920s and immediately peaked at its popularity, inspired by actresses Fay Wray and Fay Compton.
This name can be given to both baby boys and girls. It is a unisex name.

Popularity

As a baby girl name, Fay is currently not a popular baby name in the USA.

The following chart shows the popularity of the name Fay in the USA, over the past 100 years.
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Pronunciation

The name Fay is pronounced as fay

Origins

Fay originates from the French language.
See other suggested French baby names.

Related names

The following names are baby names related to Fay and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Fay: Boys - Dalphin, Finis, Leroy, Pascal, Girls - Daffodil, Lorraine, Marianne, Naeva, Both genders - Sidney, Tennille

Variants

Popular Variants for the name Fay: Fae (English), Faith, Faye (English), Fey

Style

We think the name Fay should fall under the following style category: Little Darlings.

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Impression

Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Fay to be: An attractive and loving person

In one word, you might describe Fay as a(n) "loving" person.

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Famous persons

The names of some famous persons by the name Fay (or its variants) are:

Vina Fay Wray, born on 15 September , a famous actress. Vina Fay Wray's background: Canadian-American actress. She drew attention when she was picked out to be one of the WAMPAS Baby Stars in 1926. Her most well-known role was as Ann Darrow, the main character of classic film King Kong. She became one of the first four entertainers to be featured on a stamp, in 2006.

Fay Compton, born on 18 September , a famous actress. Fay Compton's background: English actress. She was born into a family of theatrical lineage, so it seemed destined that she went into acting as well. She was better known for her stage work rather than film work.
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