Clay - name meaning, origin

The boy's name Clay \c-

is of Old English origin. Occupational or place name involving clay; short form of Clayton. Clay that occurs naturally in the earth was a valued natural resource in earlier times. Boxing champion Muhammad Ali was named Cassius Clay after a 19th-century abolitionist, American statesman Henry Clay.

Clay has 1 variant form: Klay.

For more information, see also the related name Clayborne.

Baby names that sound like Clay are Cloy, Caley, Cal, Cleo, Coley and Cully.

Clay is a very common first name for men (#464 out of 1220) and also a very common last name for both men and women (#512 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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