kay
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kay¹
- /keɪ/
Rhymes with -eɪ
Where it comes from
From Latin kā.
noun kays
- The name of the Latin script letter K/k.
- A kilometer.
- A thousand of some unit (from kilo-).
kay²
- /keɪ/
Rhymes with -eɪ
noun kays
- Dated form of cay Three small sandy kays on the reef, bearing this name, lie at the distance of about 5½ miles S.S.E. from Boca Chica.
kay³
- /keɪ/
Rhymes with -eɪ
interjection 'kay
- Apheretic form of okay. Meanwhile, TMZ reports that Amanda and West are still dating and aren’t “sweating the chatter,” while insiders also confirm that West is “fully committed to Amanda[…]”—despite rumors that he’s been simultaneously dating other women. Per a source, it’s just “fan assumptions” and “innocent” chats that
Kay⁴
- /ˈkeɪ/
Rhymes with -eɪ
proper noun Kaye · Keay
- A surname from Middle English, derived from several Old and Middle English words; also adopted by immigrants whose surnames began with a K.
- A male given name from Welsh, derived from the surnames, or from a rare medieval given name (as the Sir Kay of Arthurian legend), Welsh Cai, Latinized as Caius, related to the modern male name Kai.
- A female given name, a short form of Katherine and other female names beginning with a "K"; popular as a middle name. She frowned at the girl's response. "Kay?" she said. "That is not a name. And what of your family?" "Catalina," the girl amended quickly. "I am used to being Kay at work. My family name is Gómez - we come from Mindanao, where we had pineapple plantations […]"
noun Kays · Kaye · Keay
- Alternative letter-case form of kay
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: okay, kai, life, mrs, jac, key, cay, lay, cayes, kaye, kelly, cai, gai, khai, all right, ok
Translations
Talk about this word "kay." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/kay. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. kay. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/kay "kay." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/kay.Cite this
@misc{kay_2026,
title = {kay},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/kay},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
