What does jay mean?
Definitions for jay
dʒeɪjay
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Princeton's WordNet
Jay, John Jaynoun
United States diplomat and jurist who negotiated peace treaties with Britain and served as the first chief justice of the United States Supreme Court (1745-1829)
jaynoun
crested largely blue bird
Wiktionary
Jaynoun
A nickname for James, Jason, or for any male name beginning with a "J" ; also used as a formal given name.
Jaynoun
A nickname of female names beginning with a "J".
Etymology: Respelling of the letter jy, by analogy with the following letter kay.
Wikipedia
Jay
A jay is a member of a number of species of medium-sized, usually colorful and noisy, passerine birds in the crow family, Corvidae. The evolutionary relationships between the jays and the magpies are rather complex. For example, the Eurasian magpie seems more closely related to the Eurasian jay than to the East Asian blue and green magpies, whereas the blue jay is not closely related to either.
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jay
A jay is a type of bird belonging to the crow family, known for its bright, colorful plumage and typically loud, harsh call. The term "jay" can refer to several different species of such birds found all over the world, including the blue jay, Eurasian jay, and others.
Webster Dictionary
Jaynoun
any one of the numerous species of birds belonging to Garrulus, Cyanocitta, and allied genera. They are allied to the crows, but are smaller, more graceful in form, often handsomely colored, and usually have a crest
Etymology: [F. geai, OF. gai, jaj, perh. fr. OHG. ghi. Cf. Gay.]
Wikidata
Jay
Jays are several species of medium-sized, usually colorful and noisy, passerine birds in the crow family Corvidae. The names jay and magpie are somewhat interchangeable, and the evolutionary relationships are rather complex. For example, the Eurasian Magpie seems more closely related to the Eurasian Jay than to the Oriental Blue and Green Magpies, whereas the Blue Jay is not closely related to either.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Jay
jā, n. a bird of the crow family with gay plumage: a wanton woman: an indifferent actor, a stupid chattering fellow. [O. Fr. jay (mod. Fr. geai); from root of gay.]
Editors Contribution
Jay
A name
Cute, beautiful, pretty
Jay
Courage and victory
Submitted by lynxqeicy on February 21, 2022
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Surnames Frequency by Census Records
JAY
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Jay is ranked #3604 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Jay surname appeared 9,852 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 3 would have the surname Jay.
78.6% or 7,744 total occurrences were White.
9.2% or 908 total occurrences were Black.
4.3% or 429 total occurrences were Asian.
3% or 297 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
2.7% or 273 total occurrences were of two or more races.
2% or 201 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of jay in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of jay in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
Examples of jay in a Sentence
The top of the agency is going to be setting an agenda in the opposite direction of where Jay Clayton and the congressional Republicans have been steering for years, by expanding and improving industry disclosures and restoring investor rights.
[ Watch Fox : Chief Congressional Correspondent Mike Emanuel is on Capitol Hill today with the latest on Congress ’ first day back. ] NOT EVEN ESPERANTO ? NRO’s Jay Nordlinger points out one of the very best anecdotes in Dana Perino’s book :.
I will be damned if the same politicians who refused to act then are going to try to come back today and say Jay Inslee need to find a middle-of-the-road approach to save Jay Inslee lives.
[The actress] touched Jay-Z’s chest and Beyonc came walking up like…’b----!’ But, she didn’t say that, but her demeanor, her body from the way she walked up on them said, ‘Get your hands off my man’s chest.'.
I know for a fact she did not have a premonition — awake or in a dream — that she and Jay would have their throat cut, i checked with all of her living friends. None of her friends had any knowledge of this. Tacky, tacky, tacky. It’s a total fabrication.
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- جايArabic
- сойкаBelarusian
- сойкаBulgarian
- keginBreton
- gaigCatalan, Valencian
- sojkaCzech
- sgrech y coedWelsh
- skovskadeDanish
- HäherGerman
- κίσσαGreek
- garoloEsperanto
- arrendajo, grajilla, urracaSpanish
- pasknäärEstonian
- eskinosoBasque
- جیPersian
- närhiFinnish
- gnelliskjóraFaroese
- geai, geai des chênesFrench
- houteksterWestern Frisian
- scréachógIrish
- sgreuchan-coille, sgreuchagScottish Gaelic
- pega marza, gaioGalician
- עורבניHebrew
- नीलकंठHindi
- mátyásmadár, szajkóHungarian
- ճայArmenian
- jayIndonesian
- skrækskaðiIcelandic
- ghiandaiaItalian
- עוֹרְבָנִיHebrew
- カケスJapanese
- ಜೇKannada
- 어치Korean
- garrulus, gaiusLatin
- kėkštasLithuanian
- sīlisLatvian
- сојкаMacedonian
- sultan iċ-ċawlMaltese
- gaai, Vlaamse gaaiDutch
- nøtteskrikeNorwegian
- tʼádootłʼizhii, joogiiNavajo, Navaho
- gagOccitan
- sójkaPolish
- gralha, gaioPortuguese
- sgragiaRomansh
- gaițăRomanian
- сойкаRussian
- melapica, piga, pica, marabiga, mariabigaSardinian
- шојка, šojka, сoјка, kreja, креjаSerbo-Croatian
- sojkaSlovak
- šojaSlovene
- grifshaAlbanian
- nötskrikaSwedish
- ஜெய்Tamil
- జేTelugu
- เจย์Thai
- alakargaTurkish
- сойкаUkrainian
- جےUrdu
- jayVietnamese
- jayYiddish
- 松鸦Chinese
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