Meaning of name Gay

The name Gay has the following meaning:

This name can be given to both baby boys and girls. It is a unisex name.

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

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

The name Gay is pronounced as gey

Gay originates from the English language.
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The following names are baby names related to Gay and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Gay: Boys - Britton, Bud, Burleigh, Burley, Case, Coy, Dart, Ellsworth, Ernest, Ezell, Felton, General, Guss, Hoke, Irl, Irwin, Jefferson, Jerrell, Jett, Lawyer, Layton, Girls - Alvina, Arvilla, Delise, Fannie, Fanny, Fleta, Fonda, Heather, Jalyn, Janelle, Jaycee, Jazmyne, Leeann, Liana, Lorri, Marilyn, Maryellen, Melinda, Nautica, Queen, Serenity, Both genders - Aubrey, Broderick, Cassidy, Dorothy, Hunter, Infant, Larry, Lisa, London, Merritt, Paisley, Shelby, Tracy, Tyler

Popular Variants for the name Gay: Gae, Gai, Gaye (English)

We think the name Gay should fall under the following style category: The 70's.

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Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Gay to be: A lively, lovely, fun-loving girl

In one word, you might describe Gay as a(n) "lively" person.

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