Meaning and Origin
What does the name Tay mean? Keep reading to find the user submitted meanings, dictionary definitions, and more.
Origin and Meaning of Tay
User Submitted Origins
Scottish
58%
English
27%
African American
8%
African
4%
Gaelic
4%
User Submitted Meanings
- A submission from North Carolina, U.S. says the name Tay means "My father came from Glasgow, Scotland. The river Tay is in Scotland" and is of Scottish origin.
- A user from the United Kingdom says the name Tay is of Scottish origin and means "Gaelic origin 'This may be from the same Indo-European root meaning 'flow as Tain. The might of the river is mentoned in the saying, Tatha mhor nan tonn, bheir i sgriob lom air Peairt, 'Great Tay of the waves will cut a swathe through Perth'".
- According to a user from New Mexico, U.S., the name Tay means "The longest river in Scotland, also a large loch (lake)".
- According to a user from South Africa, the name Tay is of Gaelic origin and means "Flow".
International Interest
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Other Dictionary Sources
- A branch of the Tai languages
Wiktionary
From Middle French taye, and its source, Latin tēca, thēca, from Ancient Greek θήκη (thḗkē, “covering, sheath”).
- (obsolete) The outer membrane of the brain.
tay was also found in the following language(s): Kalasha, Kwaza, Pipil, Turkish, and Vietnamese