Faye

See also: faþe and faye

English

Etymology

  • (surname): Borrowed from French Faye or other languages.

Proper noun

Faye (plural Fayes)

  1. A female given name, variant of Fay.
    • 1990, William Boyd, Brazzaville Beach, W.Morrow, →ISBN, page 126:
      Ten years ago, shortly before her sister married her husband, Bobby Gow, she announced to the family that she did not want to be known as Faith any longer; henceforward her name was to be Faye.
    • 2018 April 23, Chuck Johnston, “Judge not allowed back to court after berating woman who died”, in CNN[1]:
      Judge Merrilee Ehrlich was seen in video of the April 15 court appearance yelling at Sandra Faye Twiggs. The 59-year-old was in court on a simple battery charge after a dispute over a fan at her home in Lauderhill.
  2. A surname.

Further reading

French

Etymology

Historically most prevalent in Haute-Vienne.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fɛj/

Proper noun

Faye m or f

  1. a surname

Descendants

  • English: Faye

References

Further reading