Faye - Origin and Meaning of the name

The girl name Faye [ 1 syll. fa-ye, fay-e ] is pronounced FEY ^KEY. Faye's language of origin is Old English and it is used largely in the English language. Derived from fae meaning 'fay, fairy' ; fatum meaning 'fate'. The name is from the Old English 'fae' which is from the Latin root word 'fatum'. The name was borne by Morgan le Fay, a powerful sorceress and antagonist of King Arthur and Guinevere in Arthurian legend. The given name was used since the late 19th century.

Variant forms of Faye include Fae (English) and Fay (English).

Faye is unusual as a baby girl name. Its usage peaked modestly in 1934 with 0.131% of baby girls being given the name Faye. It was #146 in rank then. The baby name has dropped out of favor since then, and is of only irregular use now. Among all girl names in its family, Faye was nonetheless the most popular in 2007.

Baby names that sound like Faye include Fay (English), Fae (English), Fee (German), Phebe (English), Pheobe (English), Phoebe (English and German), and Fabia (German, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish).

^KEY: Pronunciation for Faye: F as in "fee (F.IY)" ; EY as in "ate (EY.T)"

A famous person named Faye is Actress, Faye Dunaway, born 14 January 1941, Bascom, Florida.

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