Shay Explained

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

Given name

Shay Bushinsky, Israeli computer programmer

Entertainment industry

Shay Astar (born 1981), American actress
Shay Carl (born 1980), American YouTuber
Shay Haley (born 1975), (presumed) N*E*R*D musician
Shay Hatten, American screenwriter
Shay Healy, (1943–2021), Irish songwriter and broadcaster
Shay Mitchell (born 1987), Canadian actress
Shay Roundtree (born 1977), American actor
Shay Youngblood, American creative writer

Sports

Shay Abutbul (born 1983), Israeli footballer
Shay Brennan, Irish footballer
Shay Doron (born 1985), (female) basketball player
Shay, Seamus Elliott (1934-1971), Irish road bicycle racer
Shay Gibbons, Irish footballer
Shay Given, Irish footballer
Shay Holtzman, Israeli footballer
Shay Kakon (born 2002), (female) Israeli Olympic sailor
Shay Kelly, English footballer
Shay Keogh, Irish footballer
Shay Konstantini (born 1996), Israeli footballer
Shay Stephenson, Canadian hockey player

Surname

Anthony Shay, American dancer and choreographer
Art Shay, American photographer
Dorothy Shay (1921–1978), American comedic recording artist and actress
Ephraim Shay (1839–1916), American designer of the Shay locomotive
Gene Shay, Philadelphia folk music figure
Jennifer Shay, Canadian academic and ecologist
Jerry Shay, American football player
Jonathan Shay, American clinical psychiatrist
Larry Shay, American songwriter
Mildred Shay, American film actress
Normand Shay (1899–1968), Canadian hockey player
Ryan Shay, 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 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
Pearl Shay, in American situation comedy 227
Leslie Shay, in American TV series Chicago Fire

Transportation

Shay, alternative spelling for chaise (carriage)
One-horse shay, 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, Halifax Town F.C. and RLFC venue, England
Shays' Rebellion, in the United States in the 1780s
Shay, a short story collection by Rabindranath Tagore