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What does the name Shay mean? Keep reading to find the user submitted meanings, dictionary definitions, and more.

Origin and Meaning of Shay

User Submitted Origins

Irish
46%
Hebrew
26%
English
25%
African American
3%

User Submitted Meanings

  1. 5 people from all over the world agree the name Shay is of Hebrew origin and means "Gift".
  2. A user from the United Kingdom says the name Shay is of Irish origin and means "The name Shay means 'esteemed' 'admirable', 'majestic' and 'hawk-like' in Irish".
  3. A user from Virginia, U.S. says the name Shay means "Noble".
  4. A submission from Virginia, U.S. says the name Shay means "Good & Godlike" and is of Gaelic origin.
  5. A submission from Ohio, U.S. says the name Shay means "Brave" and is of English origin.
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Webster's Unabridged Dictionary
noun Shay
A chaise.
Other Dictionary Sources
  1. A carriage consisting of two wheels and a calash top; drawn by a single horse
    Synonyms: chaise
Wiktionary
  1. A surname​ of Irish origin, variant of Shea, anglicised from Ó Séaghdha.
  2. A unisex given name transferred from the surname.
  3. A diminutive of the male given name Seamus.
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Notable Persons Named Shay

Notable Persons Named Shay

Shay Mitchell

Shay Mitchell is an actor, model (people), entrepreneurship, author, actress, model, and entrepreneur. She has been prominent since 2009. Shay was given the name Shannon Ashley Mitchell on April 10th, 1987 in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada.

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Shay Carl Butler

Shay Carl Butler is a vlogger, entrepreneur founder of trixin clothing, author, video blog, entrepreneurship, and entrepreneur(co-founder ofmaker studios) founder of trixin clothing. He was most active from 2007 to present. Shay was born Shay Carl Butler on March 5th, 1980 in Logan, Utah. Shay is also known as ShayCarl.

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Shay Given

Shay Given is a soccer player for the Stoke City F.C., Celtic F.C., Blackburn Rovers F.C., Swindon Town F.C., Sunderland A.F.C., Newcastle United F.C., Manchester City F.C., Aston Villa F.C., Middlesbrough F.C., Republic of Ireland national under-21 football team, and Republic of Ireland nati. Shay was born on April 20th, 1976 in Lifford, County Donegal, Ireland.

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Shay Jordan

Shay was born on November 17th, 1985 in Philippines.

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Shay Haley

Shay Haley is a funk rock, pop music, hip hop music, and alternative rock record producer, musician, rapping, and singing. He plays Drum kit and Vocals. He has had major accomplishments since 1994. Shay was given the name Sheldon Haley on December 18th, 1972. Shay is also known as Shae.

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Shay Facey

Shay Facey is a soccer player for the Rotherham United F.C., Manchester City F.C., New York City FC, England national under-16 football team, England national under-17 football team, and England national under-19 football team. Shay was born on January 7th, 1995 in Manchester, England.

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Notable Persons With the Last Name Shay

Notable Persons With the Last Name Shay

Scheana Shay

Scheana Shay is a tv personality and pop singer. Scheana was given the name Scheana Marie Jancan Shay on May 7th, 1985 in West Covina, California. Scheana is also known as Marie and Scheana.

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Seyi Shay

Seyi Shay is an african popular music musician. She has been prominent since 2001. Seyi was given the name Deborah Oluwaseyi Joshua on December 21st, 1985.

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ShiGGa Shay

ShiGGa Shay is a musician. ShiGGa was given the name Pek Jin Shen on September 12th, 1992.

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Ryan Shay

Ryan was born on May 4th, 1979 in Ypsilanti, Michigan, USA. He died on November 3rd, 2007.

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Racci "Sketchy" Shay

Racci "Sketchy" Shay is a rock music, punk rock, and industrial music musician. He plays Drum kit. He was most prominent from 1989 to present. Racci was born on December 4th, 1973 in LaGrange, Georgia.

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Jonathan Shay

Jonathan Shay is a in the field of psychiatry. Jonathan was born in 1941.

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  • Dorothy Shay
    Singing
  • Art Shay
    Photographer
  • Danny Shay
    Baseball Player
  • Laura Shay
    Singing

Ethnicity Distribution

Ethnicity Shay U.S.
█  White 88.76% 64.26%
█  African American 2.30% 11.96%
█  Asian, Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander 3.20% 4.85%
█  American Indian and Alaska Native 2.14% 0.69%
█  Two or More Ethnicities 1.41% 1.76%
█  Hispanic or Latino 2.18% 16.26%

Of Last Name Shay

People with the last name Shay are most frequently White

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Fun Facts about the name Shay

  • What name lists does Shay rank for?
    #433 Last Name First Names
  • How Popular is the name Shay? Shay is the 2,407th most popular name of all time. As a last name Shay was the 3,843rd most popular name in 2010.
  • How many people with the first name Shay have been born in the United States? From 1880 to 2019, the Social Security Administration has recorded 11,154 babies born with the first name Shay in the United States. That's more than enough people named Shay to occupy the country of Tuvalu with an estimated population of 10,000 (as of July 1, 2012).
  • What year were 5 or more babies first named Shay? The name was first given to 5 or more babies in the year 1932 when it was given as a first name to 5 new born babies.
  • When was Shay first recorded in the United States? The oldest recorded birth by the Social Security Administration for the first name Shay is Monday, June 20th, 1892.
  • What year had the most people named Shay born? The highest recorded use of the first name Shay was in 2019 with a total of 198 babies.
  • Random Shay Factoid: According to the 2019 U.S. Social Security Administration data, the first name Shay ranks 114th in popularity as a baby girl's name in South Dakota. Imagine that, 9 babies in South Dakota have the same name in 2019.
  • Weird things about the name Shay: The name spelled backwards is Yahs. A random rearrangement of the letters in the name (anagram) will give Asyh. How do you pronounce that?
  • How many people have the last name Shay? In 2010, the U.S. Census Bureau surveyed 9,212 people with the last name Shay.
  • How likely are you to meet someone with the last name of Shay? If you manage to meet 100,000 people in your life, chances are that 3 of them will have Shay as their last name.
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