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Gay

in Arizona

There are 339 people with the last name "Gay" in Arizona.

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Gay 1,609
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  1. is 1,605th most common Acedo
  2. is 1,606th most common Arce
  3. is 1,607th most common Dietz
  4. is 1,608th most common Doherty
  5. is 1,609th most common Gay
  6. is 1,610th most common Kidd
  7. is 1,611th most common Rivers
  8. is 1,612th most common Terrazas
  9. is 1,613th most common Islas

Similar Names and Nicknames

Guy, Gao, Gaw, Gau, Goy, Gai, Ga, Gaa, Gey, Giy

Most Common First Names for Gay

John, Timothy, Gary, Robert, Kevin, Larry, Mary, Michael, Michelle, James

Meaning & History

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Gay

English and French: nickname for a lighthearted or cheerful person, from Middle English, Old French gai. In Middle English the term could also mean ‘wanton’, ‘lascivious’ and this sense may lie behind the surname in some instances.

English (of Norman origin): habitational name from places in Normandy called Gaye, from an early proprietor bearing a Germanic personal name cognate with Wade.

probably from the Catalan personal name Gai (Latin Gaius), or in some cases a nickname from Catalan gay ‘cheerful’.

Variant of German Gau.

North German: from a Frisian personal name Gay.

FOREBEARS A Congregational clergyman and one of the forerunners of the Unitarian movement in New England, Ebenezer Gay (1696–1787) was born in Dedham, MA, which had been founded by his grandfather, John Gay, who came to America from Wiltshire, England, about 1630 and settled in Watertown, MA. Ebenezer's greatgrandson Howard was editor of the American Anti-Slavery Standard.

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