Sinay

Two main origins:

• A variant of Sinai, a Jewish surname.
• Borrowed from a Mayan language of Guatemala, apparently from Proto-Mayan *sihnaʼng (“scorpion”).

Sinay (plural Sinays)

1. A surname.

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Sinay is the 40432^nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 541 individuals. Sinay is most common among White (54.9%) and Hispanic/Latino (36.6%) individuals.

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Sinay”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

Sinay m

1. obsolete spelling of Sinai

• IPA^(key): /si.ˈnaj/, [ɕi.ˈnaj]

Sinay

1. a male given name

• A Sakizaya personal name follows this structure: given name + parent’s name (usually father’s name) + o (possessive marker) + family name. Example: Tuku Tiway o Sayun.

• Center for aboriginal studies (2014), “Sinay”, in 原住民族人名譜 [Dictionary of Aboriginal Names in Taiwan]‎^[1] (in Chinese), Taipei: Council of Indigenous Peoples