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| related names = [[Karel (given name)|Katty]], [[Kaye (disambiguation)|Kaye]], [[Kayanna]], [[Kail]], [[Kayla]], [[Kaylee]], [[Kaylin]], Kaylynn
| related names = [[Katty]], [[Kaye (disambiguation)|Kaye]], [[Kayanna]], [[Kail]], [[Kayla (name)|Kayla]], [[Kaylee]], [[Kaylin]], Kaylynn, Kaylinn
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The name '''Kay''' is found both [[Kay (surname)|as a surname]] and as a given name. In English-speaking countries, it is usually a feminine name, often a short form of Katherine or one of its variants; but it is also used as a first name in its own right, and also as a masculine name (for example in India, the Netherlands, and Sweden). The alternative spelling of Kaye is encountered as a surname, but also occasionally as a given name: for instance, actress [[Kaye Ballard]].
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The name '''Kay''' is found both as a surname (see [[Kay (surname)]]) and as a given name. In English-speaking countries, it is usually a feminine name, often a short form of Katherine or one of its variants; but it is also used as a first name in its own right, and also as a masculine name (for example in India, the Netherlands, and Sweden). The alternative spelling of Kaye is encountered as a surname, but also occasionally as a given name: for instance, actress [[Kaye Ballard]].


==Name==
==Name==
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===Female===
===Female===
* [[Kay Armen]] (1915–2011), stage name of Armenuhi Manoogian, American Armenian singer
* [[Kay Armen]] (1915–2011), stage name of Armenuhi Manoogian, American Armenian singer
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* [[Kay Bailey Hutchison]] (born 1943), American lawyer, politician, and diplomat
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* [[Kay (singer)]] (born 1985), Canadian singer-songwriter
* [[Kay Burley]] (born 1960), Sky News founder and presenter
* [[Kay Burley]] (born 1960), Sky News founder and presenter
* [[Kay B. Cobb]] (1942–2023), American judge
* [[Kay Copland]], Scottish sport shooter
* [[Kay Copland]], Scottish sport shooter
* [[Kay Elson]] (born 1947), Australian politician
* [[Kay Elson]] (born 1947), Australian politician
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* [[Kay Hagan]] (1953–2019), American politician
* [[Kay Hagan]] (1953–2019), American politician
* [[Kay Hull]] (born 1954), Australian politician
* [[Kay Hull]] (born 1954), Australian politician
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* [[Kay Bailey Hutchison]] (born 1943), American lawyer, politician, and diplomat
* [[Kay Ivey]] (born 1944), governor of Alabama
* [[Kay Kendall]] (1927–1959), British actress and comedian
* [[Kay Kendall]] (1927–1959), British actress and comedian
* [[Kay Kinsman]] (1909–1998), Canadian artist and writer
* [[Kay Kinsman]] (1909–1998), Canadian artist and writer
* [[Kay Lahusen]] (1930–2021), American photographer, writer and gay rights activist
* [[Kay Matheson]] (1928-2013), teacher, Gaelic scholar, one of four students involved in the [[1950 removal of the Stone of Scone]].
* [[Kay Mazzo]] (born 1946), American ballet dancer and educator
* [[Kay A. Orr]] (1939), 36th governor of Nebraska, US
* [[Kay A. Orr]] (1939), 36th governor of Nebraska, US
* Kay Toinette [[K. T. Oslin]] (1942–2020), American country music singer-songwriter
* [[Kay Panabaker]] (born 1990), American actress
* [[Kay Panabaker]] (born 1990), American actress
* [[Kay Parker]] (born 1944), English pornographic actress
* [[Kay Parker]] (1944–2022), English pornographic actress
* [[Kay Purcell]] (1963–2020), English actress
* [[Kay Redfield Jamison]] (born 1946), American psychologist and writer
* [[Kay Redfield Jamison]] (born 1946), American psychologist and writer
* [[Kay Starr]] (1922–2016), stage name of Katherine Starks, American pop and jazz singer
* [[Kay Starr]] (1922–2016), stage name of Katherine Starks, American pop and jazz singer
* [[Kay Thompson]] (1909–1998), American author
* [[Kay Tse]] (born 1977), Hong Kong Cantopop singer
* [[Kay Tse]] (born 1977), Hong Kong Cantopop singer
* [[Kay Thompson]] (1909-1998), American author
* [[Kay (singer)]] (born 1985), Canadian singer-songwriter
* [[F. Kay Wallis]] (born {{Circa|1944}}), American traditional healer and politician
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* [[Kay Young]] (born 1944), Canadian politician


===Male===
===Male===
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* [[Kay van Dijk]], Dutch volleyball player
* [[Kay van Dijk]], Dutch volleyball player
* [[Kay Kyser]], American bandleader and radio personality
* [[Kay Kyser]], American bandleader and radio personality
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* [[Kay Nielsen]], Danish illustrator
* [[Kay Pollak]], Swedish film director
* [[Kay Pollak]], Swedish film director
* [[Kay Stephenson]], American football player and coach
* [[Kay Stephenson]], American football player and coach
* [[Prince Kay One]], German singer and rapper
* [[Prince Kay One]], German singer and rapper
*Jay Kay, British musician and frontman of British band [[Jamiroquai]]
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* [[Kay Nielsen]], Danish illustrator


===Fictional characters===
===Fictional characters===
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* [[Legend of Kay|Kay]], a protagonist in the video game ''Legend of Kay''.
* [[Legend of Kay|Kay]], a protagonist in the video game ''Legend of Kay''.
* Kay, also spelled Kai, a character in Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tale ''[[The Snow Queen]]''
* Kay, also spelled Kai, a character in Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tale ''[[The Snow Queen]]''
* [[List of characters in Fables#Kay|Kay]], a character in the Vertigo comic series ''Fables''.
* [[List of characters in Fables#Kay|Kay]], a character in the Vertigo comic series ''Fables'', based on the above.
* [[List of characters in the Ace Attorney series#Kay Faraday|Kay Faraday]], a character in ''Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth''
* [[List of characters in the Ace Attorney series#Kay Faraday|Kay Faraday]], a character in ''Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth''
* Kay Engel, a character in [[Free Fall (2013 film)|''Freier Fall (2013 film)'']].
* Kay Engel, a character in [[Free Fall (2013 film)|''Freier Fall (2013 film)'']].
* Kay, protagonist from the video game [[Sea of Solitude]]
* Kay, protagonist from the video game [[Sea of Solitude]]
* Kay Swiss, a character in ''[[Scott the Woz]]''


==See also==
==See also==
* [[Kay (surname)]]
* [[K]], the eleventh letter in the Latin alphabet
* [[K]], the eleventh letter in the Latin alphabet
*[[Kai (name)|Kai]]
* [[Kai (name)|Kai]]
* [[Hurricane Kay (disambiguation)]]
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*[[Kaylee]]
*[[Kaye (disambiguation)]]
* [[Kay (surname)]]
* [[Kay Musical Instrument Company]], a US musical instrument manufacturer
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* [[Kaye (disambiguation)]]
*[[Kaya (disambiguation)]]
*[[Kaya (disambiguation)]]
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*[[Kaylee]]


{{Given name}}
{{Given name}}
[[Category:English feminine given names]]
[[Category:English feminine given names]]
[[Category:Feminine given names]]
[[Category:English masculine given names]]
[[Category:English masculine given names]]
[[Category:Masculine given names]]
[[Category:English unisex given names]]
[[Category:English unisex given names]]

Latest revision as of 03:21, 18 August 2024

This article is about the name. For other uses, see Kay (disambiguation).
Kay
PronunciationK
GenderUnisex
Other names
Related namesKatty, Kaye, Kayanna, Kail, Kayla, Kaylee, Kaylin, Kaylynn, Kaylinn

The name Kay is found both as a surname and as a given name. In English-speaking countries, it is usually a feminine name, often a short form of Katherine or one of its variants; but it is also used as a first name in its own right, and also as a masculine name (for example in India, the Netherlands, and Sweden). The alternative spelling of Kaye is encountered as a surname, but also occasionally as a given name: for instance, actress Kaye Ballard.

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Male

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Fictional characters

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  • Agent K, a character in the Men In Black film series and animated series
  • Kay Adams-Corleone, a character in Mario Puzo's novel The Godfather.
  • Sir Kay, character from Arthurian legend
  • Kay Harker, character from the book The Box of Delights by John Masefield.
  • Kay, a protagonist in the video game Legend of Kay.
  • Kay, also spelled Kai, a character in Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tale The Snow Queen
  • Kay, a character in the Vertigo comic series Fables, based on the above.
  • Kay Faraday, a character in Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth
  • Kay Engel, a character in Freier Fall (2013 film).
  • Kay, protagonist from the video game Sea of Solitude
  • Kay Swiss, a character in Scott the Woz

See also

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