Tay is a name used as a surname and a given name. Tay is also a
nickname
A nickname, in some circumstances also known as a sobriquet, or informally a "moniker", is an informal substitute for the proper name of a person, place, or thing, used to express affection, playfulness, contempt, or a particular character trait ...
and sometimes a short form (
hypocorism
A hypocorism ( or ; from Ancient Greek ; sometimes also ''hypocoristic''), or pet name, is a name used to show affection for a person. It may be a diminutive form of a person's name, such as ''Izzy'' for Isabel or ''Bob (given name), Bob'' fo ...
) of the given name
Taylor. Tay is also an alternative form for
Zheng (surname)
Zheng ( zh, t=鄭, s=郑, p=Zhèng, w=Cheng4, ) is a Chinese surname. It is the 7th name on the '' Hundred Family Surnames'' poem. In 2006, Zheng ranked 21st in China's list of top 100 most common surnames. Zheng belongs to the second major grou ...
. Notable people with the name include:
People with the surname
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Alaric Tay (born 1979), Singaporean director, producer and actor
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Bryan Tay
Bryan Tay Zhi Rong (born 13 April 1988) is a Singaporean swimmer, who specialized in individual and relay freestyle events and represented Singapore in the 2008 Beijing Olympics. He is also a multiple-time medalist for the individual events, a ...
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Daniel Tay (born 1991), American actor and voice actor
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Jacelyn Tay (born 1975), Singaporean actress
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John Tay (1832–1892), American Seventh-day Adventist missionary known for his pioneering work in the South Pacific
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Michael Tay, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Singapore to the Russian Federation
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Moses Tay, 7th Bishop of Singapore and first Archbishop of the Province of Anglican Church in South East Asia
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Patrick Tay (born 1971), Singaporean politician
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Ronnie Tay (born 1963), Singaporean civil servant and former naval admiral
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Sharon Tay (born 1966), American journalist and former television host
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Simon Tay, Singaporean law professor, author and former Nominated Member of Parliament
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Waren Tay, British ophthalmologist
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Zoe Tay (born 1968), Singaporean A-List television actress
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Tay Chow Lyang, Singaporean murder victim in an unsolved double murder case that occurred in Sydney
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Tay Geok Teat (1832–1893), Chinese merchant from Singapore
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Tay Sek Tin (1872–1944), Chinese pastor who lived in Singapore
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Robert Tay Bak Hong, one of the three murder victims of the
Andrew Road triple murders case in 1983
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Dawn Jacinta Tay Aishan, survivor of the Andrew Road triple murders case in 1983
People with the given name
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Tay Gowan (born 1998), American football player
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Tay Za (born 1964), Burmese businessman
People with the nickname
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Tiago Amaral (born 1999), Portuguese singer and dancer known as TAY
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Adam Bahner (born 1982), American singer, voice actor and YouTube personality better known as Tay Zonday
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Taylor "Tay" Baker, American retired college basketball player and coach (active from 1947 to 1979)
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Tay Cody (born 1977), American former National Football League and Canadian Football League player
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Tay Garnett
William Taylor "Tay" Garnett (June 13, 1894 – October 3, 1977) was an American film director, writer, and producer. He made nearly 50 films in various genres during his 55-year career, ''The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946 film), The Postman ...
(1894–1977), American film director and writer
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Tay Glover-Wright (born 1992), American football player
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Tay Hohoff (1898–1974), American literary editor
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"Lil Tay" Hope/Tian (born 2007), American-born Canadian social media personality
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Taylor Jardine (born 1990), American singer-songwriter, lead vocalist of the pop punk band We Are the In Crowd
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Tay Melo (born 1995), Brazilian professional wrestler
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Tayshaun Prince (born 1980), American retired National Basketball Association player
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Taylor Swift
Taylor Alison Swift (born December 13, 1989) is an American singer-songwriter. Known for her autobiographical songwriting, artistic versatility, and Cultural impact of Taylor Swift, cultural impact, Swift is one of the Best selling artists, w ...
(born 1989), American singer-songwriter also nicknamed Tay or Taytay
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Tawan Vihokratana (born 1991), Thai actor known as Tay
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Antabia Waller (born 1988), American professional basketball player
See also
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Taytay (disambiguation)
Nicknames
Hypocorisms
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