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Given name · Hindi · Marathi

जय

“victory”

जय (jay) is a masculine given name from Sanskrit, meaning “victory.” It is used in Hindi and Marathi.

Hindi and MarathiWritten in Devanagari script. In English: Jay.

Meaning & origin

What it means

जय means “victory.”

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where it comes from

जय comes from Sanskrit.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From Sanskrit जय (“victory”).

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

जय’s family of names

In Hindi usage, जय can be written in the Roman alphabet as Jay.

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जयJay

The ring: spellings.

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Around the world

जय has relatives in 3 languages. Lines run from its Sanskrit roots to each of them.

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1 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.

Each dot marks where a language is rooted, not where people with the name live today. Bigger dots hold more names. Dots on the border stand for languages further away. Language locations from Glottolog (CC BY 4.0); map from Natural Earth.

Spellings & scripts 1

The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.

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