Etymology

shay

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Today it means: A chaise. Full definition →

Irish Ó Séaghdha
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shay · noun1

A back-formation from chaise (originally from French), with the /z/ of that word taken as the plural ending -s.

Shay · proper noun, noun2

  1. Irish · borrowed fromÓ Séaghdha
  2. English todayShay

Variant of Shea, from Irish Ó Séaghdha.

Words from the same roots

IrishÓ Séaghdha all →

shea

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