Given name & surname

Shays

“of admirable character”·“from the fairy palace”·“an admirable man”

Shays is a variant of Shea. Interpretations include “of admirable character”, “from the fairy palace”, “an admirable man”, and “from the fairy fortress”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Shays is a variant of Shea. Interpretations include “of admirable character”, “from the fairy palace”, “an admirable man”, and “from the fairy fortress”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.

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Where it comes from

Shays is a variant of Shea. An origin associated with Shea is Irish.

Explained through its name family

Shays’s family of names

Shays has a related form in Shea.

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