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This name is almost never given anymore, as the meaning of the word "gay" has shifted in the past 40 years to mean "homosexual" in mainstream speech.

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Meanings and history of the name Gay: | Edit

From the English word for "happy, joyful".

Famous real-life people named Gay: | Edit

Gay Talese (male), writer
Marcia Gay Harden, American actress
Gay Kayler, Australian country singer

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