Definitions for Jay
dʒeɪjay

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. 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)

2. jaynoun

   crested largely blue bird

WiktionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. Jaynoun

   A nickname for James, Jason, or for any male name beginning with a "J" ; also used as a formal given name.

2. Jaynoun

   A nickname of female names beginning with a "J".

3. Etymology: Respelling of the letter jy, by analogy with the following letter kay.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. 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.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. 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

2. Etymology: [F. geai, OF. gai, jaj, perh. fr. OHG. ghi. Cf. Gay.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. 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 DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. 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 ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Jay

   A name

   Cute, beautiful, pretty

   
   

   Submitted by anonymous on June 4, 2020  

2. ---

   Jay

   Courage and victory

   
   

   Submitted by lynxqeicy on February 21, 2022  

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1. jay

   Song lyrics by jay -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by jay on the Lyrics.com website.

2. JAY

   What does JAY stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the JAY acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. 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.

Matched Categories

1. • Chief Justice
   • Corvine Bird
   • Diplomat

How to pronounce Jay?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say Jay in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Jay in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Jay in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of Jay in a Sentence

1. Donald Trump:

   Jay Sekulow don't have a right to see the President's answers.

2. Executive Director Charles Breithaupt:

   You need to answer that at some point, to justify Jay's continued participation as this committee chooses to allow it to. It may not.

3. Chris Pine:

   Jay Singletary, for all of his complete inadequacies as a human being and his flailing about, is really... Jay Singletary's just funny, jay Singletary's just kind of ridiculous and tragic. So a lot of the times, [ work involved ] just making Patty laugh and that's kind of what I like to do.

4. Rob Jackson:

   I will always be proud to have served alongside my fellow Commissioners, Chairman (Jay) Clayton, and especially the commission's staff, who dedicate their careers to protecting ordinary investors and give hardworking American families the chance to build a better future.

5. Tuesday President Obama:

   Jay Sekulow, the chief counsel for the American Center for Law and Justice, denounced the Obama Administration's deal with Iran and called it unconscionable that the agreement did not secure the freedom of Pastor Saeed.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Jay
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Jay
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jay
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Jay
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Jay
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Jay
7. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html