Faye
English
Proper noun
Faye (plural Fayes)
- 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.
- A surname.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Faye”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 557.
- Forebears
French
Etymology
Historically most prevalent in Haute-Vienne.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fɛj/
Descendants
- English: Faye
References
Further reading
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