Given name & surname · also Spanish

Garay

Garay is a surname from Spanish, ultimately from Basque. It is used in English, Spanish, and Tagalog.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Garay comes from Spanish, and ultimately from Basque.

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How it developed

From Basque Garai.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Garay’s family of names

In English usage, Garay as a surname has a related form in Gara.

Walk Garay’s family in the name graph

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Nicknames & forms 2

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

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Basque

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Basque

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Basque

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Italian

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Spanish

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Sibling ideas

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