Hay.
A surname.
Meaning & usage
A surname.
A place name: A town and local government area (Hay Shire) in the Riverina area of New South Wales, Australia, named after John Hay.
A place name: A township in Gladwin County, Michigan, United States.
A place name: An unincorporated community in Whitman County, Washington, United States.
A place name: Ellipsis of Hay-on-Wye: a small town in Hay community, Powys, Wales, on the England-Wales border.
A place name: A community (civil parish) for Hay-on-Wye, Powys, Wales, served by Hay-on-Wye Town Council.
A place name: A hamlet in St Breock parish, Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SW9770).
Where this word comes from
From Middle English Hay.
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