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.

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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.

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1. 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 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.]

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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. Mike Weaver:

   Hey everybody. Thank you so much for all your prayers for my brother, you have walked with him through a huge fight, and I'm so sorry to bring this news but I'm also excited to celebrate where he is right now. My brother Jay went to be with Jesus just a couple hours ago due to complications due to COVID-19 on top of everything else he had going on.

2. Armstrong Cooper Youth Baseball Association:

   Jay’s death is a tragedy, and we all need to take time to reflect on this loss, and to mourn the passing of a dear member.

3. Randall Kroszner:

   What they are hoping to hear from Jay Powell is that New York Federal Reserve will move to reduce inflation, but will be sufficiently confident that New York Federal Reserve can reverse course early next year. I don't think they're going to hear that.

4. James Jay Carafano:

   The Heritage Foundation Vice President for National Security and James Jay Carafano joins Jon Scott to discuss the ongoing questions about the North Korean leader and China's coronavirus response. Weve now gone through three generations of change in this country with some degree of consistency on that.

5. Michael Nawrath:

   They completely missed the boat, jay Bradner may come from Dana-Farber, but his pedigree is that of somebody who knows how you take new scientific developments and commercialize them, and how you collaborate.

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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. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jay
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=jay
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=jay
8. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html