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The baby name Dey is a Girl name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced DAY.

Dey is English in Origin.

Gender: Girl
Syllables: 1
Origin: English
Pronunciation: DAY

What is the meaning of the name Dey ?

The baby name Dey is a girl name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced DAY.

Dey is English in Origin.

Dey is chiefly a surname-style given name from Middle English deie or deye, an occupational term for a dairy worker, especially a dairymaid. Its root is Old English dæge, a feminine agent noun associated with dāg, dough, and kneading, since dairy and bread tasks overlapped in household service. Early spellings include Godiua Daia in Suffolk around 1095, Aluric Dai in 1196, and Ralph Deie in 1211. The literal sense is dairymaid.

As a hereditary surname, Dey appears beside Day, Daye, Deie, and Dai in medieval English records, with Yorkshire poll-tax examples such as Thomas le Dey in 1379. Separate homographs have different histories: Bengali Dey or De is a South Asian family name, while Ottoman Turkish dayı produced the North African title dey. As an English given name, Dey is rare and usually reflects family-surname transfer rather than continuous parish-register use.

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Famous people with the name Dey

Dey Young Actor · Born 1955 · United States Dey Young is an American actress and sculptor best known for playing the rude saleswoman in Pretty Woman. She has appeared in more than 100 film and TV projects over her career, including Pretty Woman.

Dey – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
IN 0 #71 1 2,963
AO 0 #77 1 2,729
JP 0 #77 1 4,057
PH 0 #109 2 5,607
BN Girls 0 #112 3 5,459
OM 0 #119 3 6,215
EC 0 #121 1 2,502
BN Boys 0 #134 6 6,332
CR 0 #162 4 5,526
PR Girls 0 #167 1 3,171
AR 0 #193 1 2,915
IR 0 #231 1 4,221
BD 0 #239 3 5,992
EC Boys 0 #244 3 3,322
GH 0 #246 3 5,396
AO Boys 0 #248 2 5,568
EC Girls 0 #257 2 3,650
SG 0 #282 1 11,010
PE 0 #301 10 6,350
SA 0 #311 2 10,560
GH Boys 0 #329 17 8,138
GT 0 #330 9 5,948
GH Girls 0 #332 6 6,973
KZ Girls 0 #332 1 5,862
QA Girls 0 #337 7 15,378
MY 0 #352 3 12,352
BR 0 #359 2 5,969
BD Girls 0 #376 11 8,413
PT Boys 0 #378 4 7,951
MX 0 #392 22 8,339
BO 0 #400 9 6,868
PH Boys 0 #406 3 11,440
UY Boys 0 #412 2 5,922
OM Girls 0 #420 5 15,987
PH Girls 0 #421 9 13,098
CL 0 #430 5 6,867
CR Girls 0 #460 73 11,342
CO 0 #462 19 7,768
PA Girls 0 #464 18 9,861
SD Boys 0 #464 3 10,523
CR Boys 0 #467 21 10,188
AR Boys 0 #479 5 7,628
GT Girls 0 #496 10 7,500
PA Boys 0 #497 9 9,305
GT Boys 0 #499 1 7,625
IQ Girls 0 #521 5 11,303
RU Girls 0 #522 2 11,913
RU Boys 0 #526 1 12,621
UY Girls 0 #531 6 6,731
BD Boys 0 #542 35 10,045
IR Girls 0 #543 3 8,334
PS Girls 0 #547 1 10,981
BO Girls 0 #552 60 9,488
HK Boys 0 #554 4 12,905
KW Girls 0 #554 8 19,177
LY 0 #558 2 12,703
IR Boys 0 #562 4 10,162
BO Boys 0 #563 30 9,244
CM Boys 0 #574 2 12,054
BH 0 #583 5 17,937
AR Girls 0 #589 11 8,289
AE Girls 0 #595 3 20,968
IN Girls 0 #622 10 13,121
SG Girls 0 #630 3 18,916
IL Girls 0 #645 1 11,648
HK Girls 0 #650 1 16,104
CL Boys 0 #653 13 13,390
IQ Boys 0 #697 1 13,071
SG Boys 0 #733 7 17,960
QA Boys 0 #741 3 18,093
PE Girls 0 #742 204 14,861
BR Boys 0 #780 6 12,213
CO Boys 0 #793 128 15,656
KW Boys 0 #804 3 18,755
PE Boys 0 #806 73 14,506
CL Girls 0 #822 30 14,098
NG Girls 0 #825 2 15,093
TN 0 #858 8 13,765
CO Girls 0 #867 215 16,140
OM Boys 0 #868 14 17,948
MX Girls 0 #871 326 17,781
MX Boys 0 #879 104 16,355
Spain Boys 0 #918 13 5,610
EG Boys 0 #922 4 15,035
SA Girls 0 #926 10 25,931
Spain Girls 0 #956 28 5,561
IN Boys 0 #968 34 16,750
MY Girls 0 #985 10 24,821
BR Girls 0 #986 7 12,708
NG Boys 0 #998 4 16,906
EG Girls 0 #1,002 8 14,742
MY Boys 0 #1,059 53 25,439
AE Boys 0 #1,083 10 22,615
DZ 0 #1,126 51 20,130
MA 0 #1,194 6 20,986
ZA Girls 0 #1,234 3 25,928
TR 0 #1,252 3 19,440
ZA Boys 0 #1,270 3 25,619
IT Girls 0 #1,430 17 9,415
IT Boys 0 #1,457 15 10,046
SA Boys 0 #1,596 19 28,008

Dey is popular in 48 countries — most recent births per country:

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People also ask about Dey

Dey is a unisex name, given to both boys and girls.
Dey is a one syllable name, pronounced DAY.
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Day, Daye, Deie, Deye, Dai and Daia.
Yes — 1 notable people named Dey are in our database, including Dey Young (Actor).