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 [ 1 syll. fa-ye, fay-e ] The girl name Faye is pronounced FEY KEY. Faye has its origins in the English and Old English languages. It is used largely in the English language. English and Old English origin: The name is derived from the Old English fae ('fay, fairy') which is itself from the Latin root word fatum ('fate'). It was borne in Arthurian legend by Morgan le Fay, a powerful sorceress, antagonist, and half-sister of King Arthur, who has sometimes been identified with the 'Lady of the Lake'. The first name has been adopted since the late 19th century, brought about by an interest in medieval literature in the wake of Tennyson's Idylls of the King (1856-1885), a cycle of poems based on King Arthur. Variant forms of Faye include Fayette (English) and Fei (Dutch). In addition, Faye is an English short form of Faith (English and Spanish). Other forms of Faye include the pet form Feike (Dutch), and the variant spellings 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. In 2008, among the family of girl names directly linked to Faye, Faith (English and Spanish) was the most popular. Baby names that sound like Faye include Fay (English), Fe (Spanish), Fae (English), Febe (Polish and Spanish), Fee (German), Fei (Dutch), Phöbe (German), Fafa (Ewe), Fidda (Arabic), Fifi (French and Spanish), Pheba (English), Phebe (English), Pheby (English), Pheobe (English), Phoebe (English and German), Fabia (German, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish), and Fábia (Portuguese). A famous person named Faye is Actress, Faye Dunaway, born 14 January 1941, Bascom, Florida. KEY: Pronunciation for Faye: F as in "fee (F.IY)" ; EY as in "ate (EY.T)"   |
