Belay - Meaning of Belay

What does Belay mean?

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Belay

[ syll. be-lay, bel-ay ] The baby boy name Belay is pronounced as BihLEY- †. Belay's language of origin is African. The meaning of the name is 'a superior man'.

Variations of Belay include Belae, Belai, and Belaye.

See also the related categories, superior (king) and man (humanity).

Belay is not frequently used as a baby boy name. It is not listed in the top 1000.

Baby names that sound like Belay include Belaye, Bailea, Bailee (English), Baileigh (English), Bailey (English and German), Baili, Bailie (English), Baillee, Bailley, Bailli, Baillie (English), Bailly, Bailou, Baily (English), Bailye, Bala (Indian), Bale (French), Baley, Bali (Indian), and Ballou (English).

† approx English pronunciation for Belay: B as in "be (B.IY)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; L as in "lay (L.EY)" ; EY as in "ate (EY.T)"