The name Fay is usually given to a Girl.
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The origin of the name lies in English.
Fay is pronounced as fay
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Derived from Middle English faie meaning "fairy". It appears in Geoffrey of Monmouth's Arthurian legends in the name of Morgan le Fay. It has been used as a given name since the 19th century. In some cases it may be used as a short form of FAITH.
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Derived from Middle
English faie meaning "fairy". It appears
In Geoffrey of Monmouth's Arthurian legends
In the name of
Morgan le
Fay. It has been used as a given name since the 19th century.
In some cases it may be used as a short form of FAITH.
Meaning, origin and history of the name Fay - Behind the Name
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Meaning
In part from the
English word
Fay meaning "fairy", derived from Middle
English faie meaning "magical, enchanted", ultimately (via Old
French) from Latin fata meaning "the Fates". It appears
In Geoffrey of Monmouth's chronicles
In the name of
Morgan le
Fay.
In some cases it may be used as a short form of
Faith. It has been used as a feminine given name since the 19th century.As a rarer (but older) masculine name it is probably derived from a surname: see
Fay 1 or
Fay 2.