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Jay

Statistics: France · native version ↗
Boy Name day: July 25
Origin: Hebrew, via Late Latin. Meaning: Supplanter / he who grasps the heel.
James descends from the Hebrew Ya'aqov (Jacob) through the Late Latin Iacomus, a variant of Iacobus, whose reflection in Old French gave rise to the English "James".

Name day for Jay

July 25

Why this day? Jay is a short form of James, and shares its name day.

Jay is celebrated in the United States, Spain and Germany on May 3; France on July 25; Brazil on October 5.

The story of the name Jay

Jay is a short form of James. It keeps its origin (Hebrew, via Late Latin) and meaning — supplanter / he who grasps the heel, and shares its name day, July 25.

On birth records, Jay is rarely written as such: the Jays are Jamess (27,480 births). For the name's history, year-by-year popularity and famous bearers, read the James page. Jay is also a short form of Jason, Jayden, Joey.

Frequently asked questions about Jay

What does Jay mean?

Jay is a short form of James, which means supplanter / he who grasps the heel.

When is Jay's name day?

July 25, together with James: a short form shares the name day of the name it comes from.

Is Jay a name in its own right?

It is a familiar short form. It does not appear as such in birth records, where you find James.

Jay's profile

Energy 6/10
Humor 7/10
Independence 7/10
Sensitivity 4/10
Ambition 7/10
Stability 7/10
Whimsy 4/10
Diplomacy 7/10
Loyalty 7/10
Need for attention 4/10

Playful profile, for entertainment.

Name compatibility potential:

Gender B-GB-BAll
Generation SilentBoomersXYZAlphaAll
Popularity CommonFrequentUncommonRareAll

Friendship potential for Jay

Top 10

  1. Brian92%
  2. Amine90%
  3. Walid90%
  4. Adel90%
  5. Timothe89%
  6. Alan88%
  7. Julian86%
  8. Lukas86%
  9. Loris86%
  10. Allan86%

Bottom 10

  1. Virgile63%
  2. Lenny63%
  3. Cyprien64%
  4. Amaury64%
  5. Titouan66%
  6. Rayane67%
  7. Lilian67%
  8. Angelo68%
  9. Bilel69%
  10. Téo69%

Love potential for Jay

Top 10

  1. Marco87%
  2. Ryan84%
  3. Tanguy83%
  4. Brian80%
  5. Marwan78%
  6. Walid78%
  7. Adel77%
  8. Bryan77%
  9. Nolann77%
  10. Amine76%

Bottom 10

  1. Virgile45%
  2. Elouan46%
  3. Elliot50%
  4. Eliot50%
  5. Ewen51%
  6. Lilian54%
  7. Noam58%
  8. Titouan58%
  9. Ewan59%
  10. Lenny60%

Professional potential for Jay

Top 10

  1. Amaury92%
  2. Bilal87%
  3. Amine84%
  4. Joshua84%
  5. Yassine83%
  6. Nassim83%
  7. Joachim82%
  8. Gautier82%
  9. Alan82%
  10. Julian81%

Bottom 10

  1. Lenny55%
  2. Leny55%
  3. Tanguy60%
  4. Kyllian61%
  5. Cyprien63%
  6. Téo63%
  7. Elliot65%
  8. Elouan65%
  9. Eliot65%
  10. Kylian66%

Crush potential for Jay

Top 10

  1. Amine86%
  2. Tanguy85%
  3. Adel84%
  4. Brian83%
  5. Walid83%
  6. Marco82%
  7. Yassine82%
  8. Ryan82%
  9. Timothe81%
  10. Mathys80%

Bottom 10

  1. Virgile52%
  2. Amaury58%
  3. Kilian61%
  4. Logan63%
  5. Eliot64%
  6. Andy64%
  7. Titouan64%
  8. Elliot64%
  9. Elouan64%
  10. Ewen64%
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