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{{Infobox | {{Infobox name | ||
| name = Kay | | name = Kay | ||
| image= | | image = | ||
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| caption= | | caption = | ||
| pronunciation= '''''[[K]]''''' | | pronunciation = '''''[[K]]''''' | ||
| gender =[[Unisex]] | | gender = [[Unisex name|Unisex]] | ||
| meaning = | | meaning = | ||
| region = | | region = | ||
| origin = | | origin = | ||
| related names = [[Katty]], [[ | | related names = [[Katty]], [[Kaye]], [[Kayanna]], [[Kail]], [[Kayla (name)|Kayla]], [[Kaylee]], [[Kaylin (given name)|Kaylin]], Kaylynn, Kaylinn | ||
| footnotes = | | footnotes = | ||
}} | }} | ||
The name '''Kay''' is | The name '''Kay''' is both [[Kay (surname)|a surname]] and a given name. In English-speaking countries, it is usually a feminine name, often a short form of Katherine or one of its variants; but it is also used as a first name in its own right, and also as a masculine name (for example in India, the Netherlands, and Sweden). | ||
== | ==Women== | ||
* [[Kay Armen]] (1915–2011), stage name of Armenuhi Manoogian, American Armenian singer | * [[Kay Armen]] (1915–2011), stage name of Armenuhi Manoogian, American Armenian singer | ||
* [[Kay Curley Bennett]] ( | * [[Kay Curley Bennett]] (1922–1997), Navajo artist and writer | ||
* [[Kay Boyle]] (1902–1992), American writer | |||
* [[Kay Burley]] (born 1960), Sky News founder and presenter | * [[Kay Burley]] (born 1960), Sky News founder and presenter | ||
* [[Kay B. Cobb]] (1942–2023), American judge | * [[Kay B. Cobb]] (1942–2023), American judge | ||
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* [[Kay Kinsman]] (1909–1998), Canadian artist and writer | * [[Kay Kinsman]] (1909–1998), Canadian artist and writer | ||
* [[Kay Lahusen]] (1930–2021), American photographer, writer and gay rights activist | * [[Kay Lahusen]] (1930–2021), American photographer, writer and gay rights activist | ||
* [[Kay Matheson]] ( | * [[Kay Matheson]] (1928–2013), teacher, Gaelic scholar, one of four students involved in the [[1950 removal of the Stone of Scone]] | ||
* [[Kay Mazzo]] (born 1946), American ballet dancer and educator | * [[Kay Mazzo]] (born 1946), American ballet dancer and educator | ||
* [[Kay A. Orr]] (1939), 36th governor of Nebraska, US | * [[Kay A. Orr]] (1939), 36th governor of Nebraska, US | ||
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* [[Kay Young]] (born 1944), Canadian politician | * [[Kay Young]] (born 1944), Canadian politician | ||
== | ==Men== | ||
* [[Kay Bell]], American football player and professional wrestler | * [[Kay Bell]], American football player and professional wrestler | ||
* [[Kay Christofferson]], American politician | * [[Kay Christofferson]], American politician | ||
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*Jay Kay, British musician and frontman of British band [[Jamiroquai]] | *Jay Kay, British musician and frontman of British band [[Jamiroquai]] | ||
== | ==Fiction== | ||
* [[Agent K]], a character in the ''Men In Black'' film series and animated series | * [[Agent K]], a character in the ''Men In Black'' film series and animated series | ||
* [[Kay Adams-Corleone]], a character in Mario Puzo's novel ''The Godfather'' | * [[Kay Adams-Corleone]], a character in Mario Puzo's novel ''The Godfather'' | ||
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* [[K]], the eleventh letter in the Latin alphabet | * [[K]], the eleventh letter in the Latin alphabet | ||
* [[Kai (name)|Kai]] | * [[Kai (name)|Kai]] | ||
* [[Kay (surname)]] | * [[Kay (surname)]] | ||
* [[Kay Musical Instrument Company]], a US musical instrument manufacturer | * [[Kay Musical Instrument Company]], a US musical instrument manufacturer | ||
* [[ | * [[Hurricane Kay (disambiguation)]] | ||
*[[Kaya (disambiguation)]] | *[[Kaya (disambiguation)]] | ||
*[[Kaye (disambiguation)]] | |||
*[[Kayla (disambiguation)]] | |||
*[[Kaylee]] | *[[Kaylee]] | ||
{{Given name}} | {{Given name}} | ||
Latest revision as of 16:38, 23 November 2025
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Women
- Kay Armen (1915–2011), stage name of Armenuhi Manoogian, American Armenian singer
- Kay Curley Bennett (1922–1997), Navajo artist and writer
- Kay Boyle (1902–1992), American writer
- Kay Burley (born 1960), Sky News founder and presenter
- Kay B. Cobb (1942–2023), American judge
- Kay Copland, Scottish sport shooter
- Kay Elson (born 1947), Australian politician
- Kay Francis (1905–1968), American actress
- Kay Hagan (1953–2019), American politician
- Kay Hull (born 1954), Australian politician
- Kay Bailey Hutchison (born 1943), American lawyer, politician, and diplomat
- Kay Ivey (born 1944), governor of Alabama
- Kay Kendall (1927–1959), British actress and comedian
- Kay Kinsman (1909–1998), Canadian artist and writer
- Kay Lahusen (1930–2021), American photographer, writer and gay rights activist
- Kay Matheson (1928–2013), teacher, Gaelic scholar, one of four students involved in the 1950 removal of the Stone of Scone
- Kay Mazzo (born 1946), American ballet dancer and educator
- Kay A. Orr (1939), 36th governor of Nebraska, US
- Kay Toinette K. T. Oslin (1942–2020), American country music singer-songwriter
- Kay Panabaker (born 1990), American actress
- Kay Parker (1944–2022), English pornographic actress
- Kay Purcell (1963–2020), English actress
- Kay Redfield Jamison (born 1946), American psychologist and writer
- Kay Starr (1922–2016), stage name of Katherine Starks, American pop and jazz singer
- Kay Thompson (1909–1998), American author
- Kay Tse (born 1977), Hong Kong Cantopop singer
- Kay (singer) (born 1985), Canadian singer-songwriter
- F. Kay Wallis (born c. Template:TrimScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".), American traditional healer and politician
- Kay Young (born 1944), Canadian politician
Men
- Kay Bell, American football player and professional wrestler
- Kay Christofferson, American politician
- Kay van Dijk, Dutch volleyball player
- Kay Kyser, American bandleader and radio personality
- Kay Nielsen, Danish illustrator
- Kay Pollak, Swedish film director
- Kay Stephenson, American football player and coach
- Prince Kay One, German singer and rapper
- Jay Kay, British musician and frontman of British band Jamiroquai
Fiction
- Agent K, a character in the Men In Black film series and animated series
- Kay Adams-Corleone, a character in Mario Puzo's novel The Godfather
- Sir Kay, character from Arthurian legend
- Kay Harker, character from the book The Box of Delights by John Masefield
- Kay, a protagonist in the video game Legend of Kay
- Kay, also spelled Kai, a character in Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tale The Snow Queen
- Kay, a character in the Vertigo comic series Fables, based on the above
- Kay Faraday, a character in Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth
- Kay Engel, a character in Freier Fall (2013 film)
- Kay, protagonist from the video game Sea of Solitude
- Kay Swiss, a character in Scott the Woz
See also
- K, the eleventh letter in the Latin alphabet
- Kai
- Kay (surname)
- Kay Musical Instrument Company, a US musical instrument manufacturer
- Hurricane Kay (disambiguation)
- Kaya (disambiguation)
- Kaye (disambiguation)
- Kayla (disambiguation)
- Kaylee
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