Bay

See also: bay, bây, bẫy, bảy, and baþ

English

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -eɪ

Etymology 1

From Somali [Term?].

Proper noun

Bay

  1. A region of Somalia.
Further reading

Etymology 2

From bay.

Proper noun

the Bay

  1. (informal) Ellipsis of San Francisco Bay Area (metropolitan area in California): a geographic region of California, United States.
  2. (informal) Ellipsis of San Francisco Bay: a bay of the Pacific Ocean in California, United States.
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Proper noun

Bay (plural Bays)

  1. A surname

Statistics

  • 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

Danish

Proper noun

Bay

  1. a surname

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Possibly related to *bahi (“woman; female”) (cf. babae). The letter ⟨y⟩ was also used for /i/ in Spanish orthography (cf. ylang-ylang). English-influenced pronunciation is from English bay.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog)
    • IPA(key): /baˈʔi/ [bɐˈʔɪ]
      • 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/ [bɐˈʔɪʔ] (obsolete)
      • Syllabification: Ba‧y

Proper noun

Baý (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜁ or ᜊᜌ᜔)

  1. Bay (a municipality of Laguna, Philippines)

See also

Further reading

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