Garay

English

Etymology 1

From Spanish, from Basque Garai.

Proper noun

Garay (plural Garays)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Garay is the 2515^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 14393 individuals. Garay is most common among Hispanic/Latino (87.92%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Garay”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 13.

Etymology 2

Proper noun

Garay

1. A writing system for the Wolof language introduced in the year 1961.

Anagrams

• Yagar, gray-A

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Basque Garai, from garai.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡaˈɾai/ [ɡaˈɾai̯]
• Rhymes: -ai
• Syllabification: Ga‧ray

Proper noun

Garay m or f by sense

1. a surname from Basque

Related terms

• Echegaray

 

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish, from Basque Garai, from garai.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ɡaˈɾaj/ [ɡɐˈɾaɪ̯]
• Rhymes: -aj
• Syllabification: Ga‧ray

Proper noun

Garáy (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜇᜌ᜔)

1. a surname from Spanish [in turn from Basque]

Related terms

• Echegaray

Statistics

• According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Garay is the 998^th most common surname in the Philippines, occurring in 9,602 individuals.