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Gay

in Idaho

There are 70 people with the last name "Gay" in Idaho.

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Ranking in Idaho

NameRank
Gay 2,347
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  1. is 2,343rd most common Cavanaugh
  2. is 2,344th most common Chacon
  3. is 2,345th most common Covington
  4. is 2,346th most common Donovan
  5. is 2,347th most common Gay
  6. is 2,348th most common Gunnell
  7. is 2,349th most common Hamby
  8. is 2,350th most common Herring
  9. is 2,351st most common Justice

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Gay

Kelly, Peggy, William, Charles, Crystal, Daniel, David, Loy, Maxine, Sharon

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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