Bay

See also: bay, bây, bẫy, bảy, and baþ

English

Pronunciation
  • Rhymes: -eɪ

Etymology 1

From Somali [Term?].

Proper noun

Bay

  1. A region of Somalia.
Further reading

Etymology 2

From bay.

Proper noun

the Bay

  1. (informal) Ellipsis of San Francisco Bay Area. (metropolitan area in California); A region of California, United States
  2. (informal) Ellipsis of San Francisco Bay.; A bay of the Pacific in California, United States
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Proper noun

Bay (plural Bays)

  1. A surname

Statistics
  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Bay is the 5477th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 6,350 individuals. Bay is most common among White (59.0%) and Black/African American (34.6%) individuals.

Anagrams

Danish

Proper noun

Bay

  1. a surname.

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Possibly related to *bahi (“woman; female”) (c.f. babae). The letter ⟨y⟩ was also used for /i/ in Spanish orthography (c.f. ylang-ylang). English-influenced pronunciation is from English bay.

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Tagalog)
    • IPA(key): /baˈʔi/ [bɐˈʔi]
      • Rhymes: -i
      • Syllabification: Ba‧y
    • IPA(key): /ˈbaj/ [ˈbaɪ̯] (spelling influence)
      • Rhymes: -aj
      • Syllabification: Bay
    • IPA(key): /ˈbej/ [ˈbɛɪ̯] (English influence,proscribed)
      • Rhymes: -ej

Proper noun

Baý (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜁ)

  1. Bay (a municipality of Laguna, Philippines)

Further reading
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