FAY  

Gender: F
Origin: French
Meaning: "fairy"

Napping quietly since the 1930s, Fay/Faye, like cousins May/Mae and Ray/Rae, has sat up and started rubbing her eyes, ready for a minicomeback, especially as a middle name.

Variations:
Fae, Fay, Fayette, Fee, Fey

Fay is being discussed in our message boards:

• New Baby Name Game!!!
• Babies born in the Isle of Man
• Seniors from 1962 yearbook
• Name help needed, please!
• Help needed with names please!

Read Nameberry blog posts about Fay:

• THE LOST BOYS’ NAMES OF 1880
• MINI-NAMES
• GUINEVERE AND GARETH: BABY NAMES FROM CAMELOT
• IRISH BABY NAMES: Hot Off The Press
• READY FOR THEIR COMEBACK?