Agnes Gay

Female30 September 1772–

Brief Life History of Agnes

When Agnes Gay was born on 30 September 1772, in Scotland, her father, Thomas Gay, was 27 and her mother, Christian BROWN, was 31.

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Family Time Line

Thomas Gay
1745–1865
Christian BROWN
1740–
Agnes Gay
1772–
Thomas Gay
1774–
Ninian Gay
1776–
James Gay
1778–1856
George Gay
1778–
John Gay
1780–
Wales Gay
1780–
William Gay
1780–
Alexr. Gay
1782–
William Gay
1785–1858

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    Name Meaning

    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).

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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