Tay (name)

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

• 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
• 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
• Zoe Tay (born 1968), Singaporean A-List television actress
• 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

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

People with the nickname

• 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

• Taytay (disambiguation)