Lamay

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proper noun

A surname.

OriginOld French la →
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Meanings

proper nounLamay (plural Lamays)

plural Lamays

  1. A surname.

Origin

  1. Old Frenchla
  2. EnglishLamay

* As a French surname, variant of Lemay (partly due to American pronunciation). * Also as a French surname, from the placename Lamath in Meurthe-et-Moselle. The placename is attested in several forms, as early as Old French la Marz (1178), first element from la, but the second element is uncertain; perhaps a Germanic borrowing (compare Frankish *marisk (“bog, marshy area”)).

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APA

Lamay. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lamay

MLA

“Lamay.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lamay. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Lamay,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lamay.

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