Lay - Meaning of Lay

What does Lay mean?

[ 1 syll. lay, la-y ] The baby boy name Lay is pronounced as LEY †. Lay is of Old Norse and Old English origin. It is used mainly in the English language.

Lay is a derivative of the English Latham.

Lay is also a derivative of the English Lathrop.

Lay is also a derivative of the English Leighton.

Lay is a baby boy name of irregular use. It is ranked outside of the top 1000. Among the family of boy names directly linked to Lay, Leighton was the most popular in 2011.

Baby names that sound like Lay include Lait, Ley, Lail, Laile, Lal, Lall, Lalle, Lao (Spanish), Law (English), Layl, Layle, Le, Leal, Leale, Leão (Portuguese), Lee (English and Chinese), Leel, Leele, Lei, and Leigh (English).

† Pronunciation for Lay: L as in "lay (L.EY)" ; EY as in "ate (EY.T)"