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Jay Origin and Meaning
The name Jay is a girl's name of Latin origin meaning "jaybird".
One of the boys' names newly appropriated for girls -- either on its own, as a pet form of any J name, or as a singular middle name.
Jay Popularity
- 1921Nameberry2024
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Famous People Named Jay
- Justice Jay "JJ" Acklesdaughter of actors Jensen and Danneel Ackles
- Johannah "Jay" Deakinmother of Louis Tomlinson from One Direction
- Mary Joan "Jay" DeFeoAmerican artist associated with the Beat generation
- Jay NewtonSmall, Washington correspondent for Time Magazine
Jay in Pop Culture
- Jayeprotagonist of the TV series "Wonderfalls," inspired by the story of Joan of Arc
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