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Clay.

A surname originating as an occupation.

4 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name/kleɪ/

  1. A surname originating as an occupation.

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  2. A male given name transferred from the surname.

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  3. A diminutive of the male given name Clayton.

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  4. A number of places in the United States: A city in Jefferson County, Alabama.

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  5. A number of places in the United States: A census-designated place in Sacramento County, California.

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  6. A number of places in the United States: A home rule city in Webster County, Kentucky, named after Henry Clay.

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  7. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Adair County, Missouri.

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  8. A number of places in the United States: A town in Onondaga County, New York, named after Henry Clay.

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  9. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Franklin Township, Jackson County, Ohio.

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  10. A number of places in the United States: A census-designated place in Burleson County, Texas.

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  11. A number of places in the United States: A town, the county seat of Clay County, West Virginia.

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  12. A number of places in the United States: A ghost town in the town of Komensky, Jackson County, Wisconsin.

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  13. A number of places in the United States: A number of townships in the United States, listed under Clay Township.

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  14. Ellipsis of Clay County.

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Where this word comes from

From a Middle English occupational name for a clay worker, or a habitational name, from Old English clǣġ (“clay”).

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