Bay
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English
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -eɪ
Etymology 1
From Somali .
Proper noun
Bay
- A region of Somalia.
Further reading
Bay, Somalia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Etymology 2
From bay.
Proper noun
the Bay
- (informal) Ellipsis of San Francisco Bay Area. (metropolitan area in California); A region of California, United States
- (informal) Ellipsis of San Francisco Bay.; A bay of the Pacific in California, United States
Translations
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Further reading
- San Francisco Bay on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Proper noun
Bay (plural Bays)
- 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
- 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
Proper noun
Baý (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜁ)
- Bay (a municipality of Laguna, Philippines)
Further reading
- Bay, Laguna on the Tagalog Wikipedia.Wikipedia tl