When Agnes Gay was born on 30 September 1772, in Scotland, her father, Thomas Gay, was 27 and her mother, Christian BROWN, was 31.
English (southwestern), French, and Catalan: nickname for a lighthearted or cheerful person, from Middle English, Old French gai, Catalan gay ‘cheerful’. In Middle English the term could also mean ‘wanton, lascivious’ and this sense may lie behind the surname in some instances.
English (of Norman origin): habitational name from any of the places in Normandy called Gaye, from an early proprietor bearing an ancient Germanic personal name cognate with Wade .
Catalan: probably also from the personal name Gai (from Latin Gaius).
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