Shay may refer to:

People

Shay is an Irish Gaelic name, a variant of the name Shea. It is derived from Seamus, which is anglicized from Ó Séaghdha. Shay is also a Hebrew

unisex name A unisex name (also known as an epicene name, a gender-neutral name or an androgynous name) is a given name that is not gender-specific. Unisex names are common in the English-speaking world, especially in the United States. By contrast, some c ...

, meaning gift, deriving as a variation of

Shai Shai (also spelt Sai, occasionally Shay, and in Greek, Psais) was the deification of the concept of fate in Egyptian mythology. As a concept, with no particular reason for associating one gender over another, Shai was sometimes considered femal ...

Mononym

* Shay (singer), Shay Mooney, of American act "Dan + Shay" *

Shay (rapper) Vanessa Lesnicki (born 16 August 1990 in Brussels), known by her stage name Shay (, ; ), is a Belgian francophone rapper. After a collaboration with Booba in 2011, she has released many songs, notably a hit with "XCII" on the label ''92i''.

, Belgian rapper

Given name

* Shay Bushinsky, Israeli computer programmer

Entertainment industry

Shay Astar Shay Astar (born September 29, 1981) is an American actress, singer, and songwriter best known for portraying the teenage feminist August Leffler, a semi-regular character on the sitcom '' 3rd Rock from the Sun''. Career Astar played Elizab ...

(born 1981), American actress *

Shay Carl Shay Carl Butler (born March 5, 1980), known professionally as Shay Carl, is an American YouTube personality. He has three YouTube channels, two of which ("shaycarl" and "SHAYTARDS") have over three million subscribers. Butler and Corey Vidal ...

(born 1980), American YouTuber *

Shay Haley Sheldon "Shay" Haley (born December 18, 1975), also known as Shade, is an American drummer, rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer. He is a member of the funk rock band N*E*R*D, alongside fellow Virginia musicians Pharrell Williams and ...

(born 1975), (presumed) N*E*R*D musician *

Shay Hatten Shay Hatten (born March 1993/1994) is an American screenwriter and producer. He is best known for his work on '' John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum'' (2019), ''Army of the Dead'' and ''Army of Thieves'' (both 2021). Early life Hatten was born ...

, American screenwriter *

Shay Mitchell Shannon Ashley Garcia "Shay" Mitchell (born April 10, 1987) is a Canadian actress and model. She rose to prominence for her role as Emily Fields in the mystery thriller drama series ''Pretty Little Liars'' (2010–2017), which earned her nom ...

(born 1987), Canadian actress *

Shay Roundtree Shay Roundtree (born November 23, 1977 in Augusta, Georgia) is an American actor. Early life Roundtree began his early training as an actor by joining drama clubs in his native hometown, Augusta, Georgia. He began his formal training as an actor ...

(born 1977), American actor * Shay Youngblood, American creative writer

Sports

Shay Abutbul Shay Abutbul ( he, שי אבוטבול; born 16 January 1983) is an Israeli former football player. Career Shay Abutbul began his career in the youth ranks of top Israeli side Hapoel Tel Aviv. After impressing with the youth side, Shay was call ...

, Israeli footballer *

Shay Brennan Seamus Anthony "Shay" Brennan (6 May 1937 – 9 June 2000) was an Irish footballer in the 1960s. He was a full back for Manchester United. His first game for the club came in an FA Cup match against Sheffield Wednesday on 19 February 1958; this ...

, Irish footballer *

Shay Doron Shay Doron ( he, שי דורון) (born April 1, 1985) is an Israeli professional basketball player in the Israeli league. She currently plays for Maccabi Ashdod. Biography Doron was born in Ramat Hasharon, Israel, to Yehuda and Tamari Doron. Fo ...

(born 1985), (female) basketball player * Shay,

Seamus Elliott Seamus "Shay" Elliott (4 June 1934 – 4 May 1971) was an Irish road bicycle racer, Ireland's first major international rider, with a record comparable only to Sean Kelly and Stephen Roche. He was the first Irish person to ride the Tour de Fr ...

, Irish road bicycle racer *

Shay Gibbons Shay may refer to: People Shay is an Irish Gaelic name, a variant of the name Shea. It is derived from Seamus, which is anglicized from Ó Séaghdha. Shay is also a Hebrew unisex name, meaning gift, deriving as a variation of Shai. Mononym * Shay ...

, Irish footballer *

Shay Given Séamus John James Given (born 20 April 1976) is an Irish former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. With 134 caps, he is the second-highest capped Republic of Ireland player. Given started his career at Celtic, however he neve ...

, Irish footballer * Shay Holtzman, Israeli footballer *

Shay Kelly Shay Kelly is a retired football goalkeeper. Kelly most recently played for Longford Town FC Longford Town Football Club ( ga, Cumann Peile Bhaile Longfort) is an Irish football club playing in the League of Ireland First Division. The cl ...

, English footballer * Shay Keogh, Irish footballer *

Shay Stephenson Shay Stephenson (born September 13, 1983) is a Canadians, Canadian former professional hockey player who last played for Sparta Warriors of the Norway, Norwegian GET-ligaen. He played in two National Hockey League games with the Los Angeles Kings ...

, Canadian hockey player

Surname

Anthony Shay Anthony Shay is a dancer and choreographer specializing in dances from Eastern Europe, the Middle East, North Africa, and Central Asia. In 50 years of work he has created over 200 choreographies. Shay created and directed several dance groups: '' ...

, American dancer and choreographer *

Art Shay Art Shay (March 31, 1922 – April 28, 2018) was an American photographer and writer. Biography Born in 1922, Shay grew up in the Bronx The Bronx () is a borough of New York City, coextensive with Bronx County, in the state of New York. ...

, American photographer *

Dorothy Shay Dorothy Shay (April 11, 1921 – October 22, 1978) was an American popular comedic recording artist in the late 1940s and early 1950s, who later became a character actress. She was known as the "Park Avenue Hillbillie". Early life Shay was bor ...

(1921–1978), American comedic recording artist and actress *

Ephraim Shay Ephraim Shay (July 17, 1839 – April 19, 1916) was an American merchant, entrepreneur and self-taught railroad engineer who worked in the state of Michigan. He designed the first Shay locomotive and patented the type. He licensed it for manufactu ...

(1839–1916), American designer of the Shay locomotive *

Gene Shay Gene Shay (born Ivan Shaner; March 4, 1935 – April 17, 2020) was an American radio personality. Shay was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to a Jewish family and was a representative of the city's folk music scene. He produced weekly folk radio ...

, Philadelphia folk music figure *

Jennifer Shay Jennifer Mary Shay, (March 27, 1930 – May 7, 2018), was a Canadian academic and ecologist. Born in Hull, England, the daughter of Frank and Kathleen Walker, she received a Bachelor of Science from the University of London in 1952. After movin ...

, Canadian academic and ecologist *

Jerry Shay Jerome Paul "Jerry" Shay (born July 10, 1944 in Gary, Indiana) is a former American football defensive tackle for the Minnesota Vikings, Atlanta Falcons, and New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). Shay played college football at ...

, American football player *

Jonathan Shay Jonathan Shay (born 1941) is an American doctor and clinical psychiatrist. He holds a B.A from Harvard (1963), and an M.D. (1971) and a Ph.D. (1972) from the University of Pennsylvania. He is best known for his publications comparing the expe ...

, American clinical psychiatrist *

Larry Shay Larry Shay ''(né'' Lawrence Fredrick Schaetzlein; 10 August 1897 Chicago – 22 February 1988 Newport Beach, California) was an American songwriter. Shay was born in Chicago, Illinois. While still young, he studied the piano at the Bush Conservat ...

, American songwriter *

Mildred Shay Mildred Helen Shay (September 26, 1911 – October 15, 2005) was an American film actress of the 1930s whose affairs, marriages and glamorous social life became a popular subject for gossip columnists. At five-feet tall, Shay was dubbed the "Pocke ...

, American film actress * Normand Shay (1899–1968), Canadian hockey player *

Ryan Shay Ryan Shay (May 4, 1979 – November 3, 2007) was an American professional long-distance runner who won several USA championships titles. He was born in Ypsilanti, Michigan, and attended the University of Notre Dame. He was married to Alic ...

, American long-distance runner * Whitney Shay, American blues, soul, and rhythm and blues singer and songwriter

Fictional characters

* Shay, human tribe in the Shadow World RPG campaign setting * Shay, in Scott Westerfeld's

Uglies ''Uglies'' is a 2005 science fiction novel by Scott Westerfeld. It is set in a future post scarcity dystopian world in which everyone is considered an "ugly," but then turned "Pretty" by extreme cosmetic surgery when they reach the age of 16. ...

series of novels * Shay Bourne, in the novel '' Change of Heart'' * Shay Patrick Cormac, protagonist in the video game ''Assassin's Creed Rogue'' * Carly Shay and Spencer Shay, in American TV series '' iCarly'' * Shay Turner, in Australian–New Zealand TV series ''

800 Words ''800 Words'' (stylised as ''800 words'') is a comedy-drama television series, co-produced by South Pacific Pictures and Seven Productions for the Seven Network. Premise George Turner is a popular columnist for a top-selling Sydney newspaper, ...

'' * Pearl Shay, in American situation comedy ''227'' * Leslie Shay, in American TV series '' Chicago Fire''

Transportation

* Shay, alternative spelling for ''

chaise A one-horse chaise A three-wheeled "Handchaise", Germany, around 1900, designed to be pushed by a person A chaise, sometimes called chay or shay, is a light two- or four-wheeled traveling or pleasure carriage for one or two people with a folding ...

'' (carriage) *

One-horse shay The one-horse shay is a light, covered, two-wheeled carriage for two persons, drawn by a single horse. The body is chairlike in shape and has one seat for passengers positioned above the axle which is hung by leather braces from wooden springs co ...

, a light, covered two-wheeled carriage for two persons * Shay locomotive, a type of steam locomotive patented and popularized by Ephraim Shay * Shay Motors Corporation, American automobile company 1978–1982

Other uses

* Shay, Arabic tea * Shay's Warehouse and Stable, in New Hamburg, New York *

The Shay The Shay is a sports stadium in Halifax, West Yorkshire, England. The stadium is owned by Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council and leased by the Shay Stadium Trust, a not-for-profit company set up to preserve the ground as a sports stadi ...

, Halifax Town F.C. and RLFC venue, England * Shays' Rebellion, in the United States in the 1780s