Western numerology
Number 1 insight
Western numerology adds the letter values in the name and reduces them to a single guiding number.
Baby names
Unisex name
Kay
"an alternative spelling of Cai Sir Kay was a knight of King Arthur's Round Table The name Kay also appeared in Hans Christian Andersen's story 'The Snow Queen'; Diminutive of Catherine: Pure, clear Feminine form of Gaius: To rejoice Famous bearer: Roman dictator Gaius Julius Caesar; Diminutive of Catherine: Pure, clear Form of the Latin Katharina, from the Greek Aikaterina; Fiery; Fire; fort; Glory; Kay means Flames, Fire; Keeper of the keys (when used as a stand-alone first name) Also a diminutive of any feminine name beginning with K; Keeper of the keys Also an abbreviation of Katherine: Pure Sir Kay was one of King Arthur's knights; rejoice; rejoicer; Son of Ector; Variant of Katherine Pure; Variant of the Latin: Gaius"
Name profile
Kay at a glance
- Gender
- Unisex
- Western numerology
- 1
- Indian numerology
- 4
- Characters
- 3
- Popular
- 172 family views
Number meaning for Kay
Indian numerology
Number 4 insight
Indian numerology uses a traditional letter map that many families prefer for cultural name matching.
Meaning and story
What does Kay mean?
Kay is listed in the BabyAZ name catalog with Filipino, English, French context. Its meaning is recorded as: an alternative spelling of Cai Sir Kay was a knight of King Arthur's Round Table The name Kay also appeared in Hans Christian Andersen's story 'The Snow Queen'; Diminutive of Catherine: Pure, clear Feminine form of Gaius: To rejoice Famous bearer: Roman dictator Gaius Julius Caesar; Diminutive of Catherine: Pure, clear Form of the Latin Katharina, from the Greek Aikaterina; Fiery; Fire; fort; Glory; Kay means Flames, Fire; Keeper of the keys (when used as a stand-alone first name) Also a diminutive of any feminine name beginning with K; Keeper of the keys Also an abbreviation of Katherine: Pure Sir Kay was one of King Arthur's knights; rejoice; rejoicer; Son of Ector; Variant of Katherine Pure; Variant of the Latin: Gaius
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Similar names
Names like Kay
Kaycie
Unisex
English
Kaycie means Alert, on the Watch; Modern Kacie and variants are phonetic forms of the initials K C or variants of the Irish name Casey 'alert; Modern Kacie and variants are phonetic forms of the initials KC or variants of the Irish name Casey 'alert; vigorous'; vigorous '
218 family views
Kayaan
Boy
Indian
Kayaan is the name of the Dynasty of King Kaikobad; The Name of a Dynasty of King Kaikobad
128 family views
Kaycie
Unisex
English
Kaycie means Alert, on the Watch; Modern Kacie and variants are phonetic forms of the initials K C or variants of the Irish name Casey 'alert; Modern Kacie and variants are phonetic forms of the initials KC or variants of the Irish name Casey 'alert; vigorous'; vigorous '
218 family views
Kaye
Girl
English
Kaye means She holds the Keys; pure; Variant of Kay: keeper of the keys
110 family views
Kaylah
Unisex
English
a form of Kayla; Kaylah means Who is Like God?; pure; pure' Also Kayla is a character on daytime TV 'Days of Our Lives'; The laurel crown; Variant of Kay 'keeper of the keys; Variant of Kay: keeper of the keys
107 family views
Brother names
Brothers for Kay
Kayaan
Boy
Indian
Kayaan is the name of the Dynasty of King Kaikobad; The Name of a Dynasty of King Kaikobad
128 family views
Kaycie
Unisex
English
Kaycie means Alert, on the Watch; Modern Kacie and variants are phonetic forms of the initials K C or variants of the Irish name Casey 'alert; Modern Kacie and variants are phonetic forms of the initials KC or variants of the Irish name Casey 'alert; vigorous'; vigorous '
218 family views
Kaylah
Unisex
English
a form of Kayla; Kaylah means Who is Like God?; pure; pure' Also Kayla is a character on daytime TV 'Days of Our Lives'; The laurel crown; Variant of Kay 'keeper of the keys; Variant of Kay: keeper of the keys
107 family views
Kaylyn
Unisex
English
Kaylyn means She that is Pure; pure; pure'; Variant of Kay and Kayla Keeper of the keys; Variant of Kay and Kayla 'keeper of the keys
158 family views
Kayne
Boy
Hebrew
a form of Cain; Hebrew meaning is A Spear and French meaning of the name is; Intelligent; Tribute
171 family views
Sister names
Sisters for Kay
Kaycie
Unisex
English
Kaycie means Alert, on the Watch; Modern Kacie and variants are phonetic forms of the initials K C or variants of the Irish name Casey 'alert; Modern Kacie and variants are phonetic forms of the initials KC or variants of the Irish name Casey 'alert; vigorous'; vigorous '
218 family views
Kaye
Girl
English
Kaye means She holds the Keys; pure; Variant of Kay: keeper of the keys
110 family views
More origins
Same feeling, different origins
Kaycie
Unisex
English
Kaycie means Alert, on the Watch; Modern Kacie and variants are phonetic forms of the initials K C or variants of the Irish name Casey 'alert; Modern Kacie and variants are phonetic forms of the initials KC or variants of the Irish name Casey 'alert; vigorous'; vigorous '
218 family views
Kaycie
Unisex
English
Kaycie means Alert, on the Watch; Modern Kacie and variants are phonetic forms of the initials K C or variants of the Irish name Casey 'alert; Modern Kacie and variants are phonetic forms of the initials KC or variants of the Irish name Casey 'alert; vigorous'; vigorous '
218 family views
Kaylah
Unisex
English
a form of Kayla; Kaylah means Who is Like God?; pure; pure' Also Kayla is a character on daytime TV 'Days of Our Lives'; The laurel crown; Variant of Kay 'keeper of the keys; Variant of Kay: keeper of the keys
107 family views
Kaylyn
Unisex
English
Kaylyn means She that is Pure; pure; pure'; Variant of Kay and Kayla Keeper of the keys; Variant of Kay and Kayla 'keeper of the keys
158 family views
Kaylah
Unisex
English
a form of Kayla; Kaylah means Who is Like God?; pure; pure' Also Kayla is a character on daytime TV 'Days of Our Lives'; The laurel crown; Variant of Kay 'keeper of the keys; Variant of Kay: keeper of the keys
107 family views
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