The first name Shay is ♀ female and ♂ male. Shay thus belongs to the gender-neutral unisex names
Origin of Shay
The boy’s name Shay is an English form of the Irish name Séaghdha. Besides, Shay is a unisex name of Hebrew origin.
Meaning of Shay
The male name Shay means “esteemed” “admirable”, “majestic” and “hawk-like” in Irish. The unisex name means “gift” (from Hebrew “shay/שַׁי”).
Pronunciation of Shay
Variants of the name Shay
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- 🇮🇪 Ireland: 371 ↑ 26
- 🇬🇧 Great Britain: 1503 ↓ -46
- 🇨🇦 Canada: 1616 ↑ 31
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands: 1751 ↓↓ -115
- 🇫🇮 Finland: 1857 ↑↑ 1348
- 🇦🇺 Australia: 2142 ↑ 25
- 🇪🇸 Spain: 2504 ↑↑ 172
- 🇨🇭 Switzerland: 2957 ↓↓ -278
- 🇧🇪 Belgium: 3165 ↓ -32
- 🇩🇰 Denmark: 3397 ↓↓ -945
- 🇳🇿 New Zealand: 3667 ↓↓ -423
- 🇩🇪 Germany: 3701 ↑↑ 108
- 🇵🇹 Portugal: 3868 ↑↑ 2144
- 🇺🇸 United States: 3999 ↓↓ -424
- 🇫🇷 France: 4035 ↑ 76
- 🇦🇹 Austria: 4540 ↓↓ -176
- 🇸🇪 Sweden: 6033 ↑↑ 3932
- 🇱🇮 Liechtenstein: 10037 ↑↑ 284
- 🇳🇴 Norway: 10748 ↓↓ -151
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