Fay is a primarily feminine English given name meaning fairy. Alternately, it is a diminutive of Faith. It has been in use in English-speaking countries since the 1800s.[2]
.jpg) Midsummer Eve by Edward Robert Hughes, 1908. The name Fay can mean fairy, as depicted in the painting. | |
| Gender | Primarily female |
|---|---|
| Origin | |
| Word/name | English |
| Meaning | fairy or short form of Faith[1] |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Fae, Faith, Faye |
It may refer to:
- E. Fay Jones (1921–2004), American architect
- Fay Babcock (1895–1970), American film set director
- Fay Bainter (1893–1968), American actress
- Fay Baker (1917–1987), American actress
- Fay B. Begor (1916–1943), American physician
- Fay Bellamy Powell (1938–2013), American civil rights activist
- Fay G. Child (1908-1965), American politician and newspaper editor
- Fay Chung (born 1941), Zimbabwean educator
- Fay Compton (1894–1978), English actress
- Fay Coyle (1933–2007), Northern Irish footballer
- Fay Cravens (1872-1955), American politician and newspaper editor
- Fay Crocker (1914–1983), Uruguayan golfer
- Fay Davis (1873–1945), American actress
- Fay Devlin (21st century), Irish footballer
- Fay Dowker (21st century), British theoretical physicist
- Fay Farnum (1888–1977), American mathematician
- Fay Gale (1932–2008), Australian cultural geographer
- Fay Gillis Wells (1908–2002), American aviator
- Fay Godwin (1931–2005), British photographer
- Fay Holden (1893–1973), American actress
- Fay Holderness (1881–1963), American actor
- Fay Jones (born 1985), British politician
- Fay Kanin (1917–2013), American screenwriter
- Fay Kelton (21st century), Australian actress
- Fay King (American football) (1922–1983), American football player
- Fay King (1889–1???), American cartoonist
- Fay Kleinman (1912–2012), American painter
- Fay Lanphier (1905–1959), American model
- Fay Lemport (20th century), American actress
- Fay Masterson (born 1974), English actress
- Fay McAlpine (born 1960), New Zealand designer, typographer and academic at Massey University
- Fay McKay (1930–2008), American entertainer
- Fay McKenzie (1918–2019), American actor
- Fay Moulton (1876–1945), American sprinter
- Fay Na (19th century), King of Champasak
- Fay Peck (1931–2016) was an American Expressionist artist.
- Fay Presto (born 1948), British magician
- Fay Ripley (born 1966), English actress
- Fay Rusling (21st century), British comedy writer
- Fay Spain (1932–1983), American actress
- Fay Taylour (1904–1983), Irish motorcycle racer
- Fay Templeton (1865–1939), American actress
- Fay Thomas (1903–1990), American baseball player
- Fay Tincher (1884–1983), American actress
- Fay Vincent (born 1938), American film studio executive
- Fay Webb-Gardner (1885–1969), American political hostess
- Fay Weldon (1931–2023), English author
- Fay Wray (1907–2004), American actress
- Fay Zwicky (1933–2017), Australian poet
- Hesba Fay Brinsmead (1922–2003), Australian author
- Melissa Fay Greene (born 1952), American journalist
- Mildred Fay Jefferson (1927–2010), American physician
Fictional characters
edit- Fay Marvin, a character in the 1991 American comedy movie What About Bob?
See also
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