Tay (name)

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Tay is a name used as a surname and a given name. Tay is also a nickname and sometimes a short form (hypocorism) of the given name Taylor. Tay is also an alternative form for Zheng (surname). Notable people with the name include:

People with the surname[edit]

  • Alaric Tay (born 1979), Singaporean director, producer and actor
  • Bryan Tay, (born 1988), Singaporean swimmer
  • Daniel Tay (born 1991), American actor and voice actor
  • Jacelyn Tay (born 1975), Singaporean actress
  • John Tay (1832–1892), American Seventh-day Adventist missionary known for his pioneering work in the South Pacific
  • Kurt Tay (born 1982), Singaporean online personality
  • Michael Tay, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Singapore to the Russian Federation
  • Moses Tay, 7th Bishop of Singapore and first Archbishop of the Province of Anglican Church in South East Asia
  • Patrick Tay (born 1971), Singaporean politician
  • Ronnie Tay (born 1963), Singaporean civil servant and former naval admiral
  • Sharon Tay (born 1966), American journalist and former television host
  • Simon Tay, Singaporean law professor, author and former Nominated Member of Parliament
  • Waren Tay, British ophthalmologist
  • Tay Chow Lyang, Singaporean murder victim in an unsolved double murder case that occurred in Sydney
  • Tay Geok Teat (1832–1893), Chinese merchant from Singapore
  • Tay Sek Tin (1872–1944), Chinese pastor who lived in Singapore
  • Robert Tay Bak Hong, one of the three murder victims of the Andrew Road triple murders case in 1983
  • Dawn Jacinta Tay Aishan, survivor of the Andrew Road triple murders case in 1983

People with the given name[edit]

  • Tay Gowan (born 1998), American football player
  • Tay Za (born 1964), Burmese businessman

People with the nickname[edit]

  • Tiago Amaral (born 1999), Portuguese singer and dancer known as TAY
  • Adam Bahner (born 1982), American singer, voice actor and YouTube personality better known as Tay Zonday
  • Taylor "Tay" Baker, American retired college basketball player and coach (active from 1947 to 1979)
  • Tay Cody (born 1977), American former National Football League and Canadian Football League player
  • Tay Garnett (1894–1977), American film director and writer
  • Tay Glover-Wright (born 1992), American football player
  • Tay Hohoff (1898–1974), American literary editor
  • "Lil Tay" Hope/Tian (born 2007), American-born Canadian social media personality
  • Taylor Jardine (born 1990), American singer-songwriter, lead vocalist of the pop punk band We Are the In Crowd
  • Tay Melo (born 1995), Brazilian professional wrestler
  • Tayshaun Prince (born 1980), American retired National Basketball Association player
  • Taylor Swift (born 1989), American singer-songwriter also nicknamed Tay or Taytay
  • Tawan Vihokratana (born 1991), Thai actor known as Tay
  • Antabia Waller (born 1988), American professional basketball player

See also[edit]