Bay

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See also: bay, bây, bẫy, bảy, and baþ

English

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Etymology 1

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From Somali [Term?].

Proper noun

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Bay

  1. A region of Somalia.
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Etymology 2

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From bay.

Proper noun

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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

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Bay (plural Bays)

  1. A surname

Statistics

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  • 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. [1]

Anagrams

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Danish

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Proper noun

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Bay

  1. a surname.

Tagalog

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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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

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

Proper noun

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Baý (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜁ or ᜊᜌ᜔)

  1. Bay (a municipality of Laguna, Philippines)

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