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GAY HISTORY, FAY CRT & COATS OF ARMS
* what does the name gay means *
The name Gay me to England wh the anctors of the Gay fay the Norman Conqut of 1066. The Gay fay lived Surrey.
Their name, however, riv om their place of rince prr to the Norman Conqut of England 1066, Gaye le Manche, France. [1]Alternatively, the name uld have been rived om the Old French "gal" meang "full of joy, lighthearted" [2] Early Origs of the Gay fayThe surname Gay was first found Surrey where Oswald le Gay was listed the Pipe Rolls there 1176.
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A few years later, Gilbert Gay was listed the Pipe Rolls for Llnshire 1191.
Other early rerds clu: Hilda Gay the Pipe Rolls for Oxfordshire 1192; and William Gaia the Assize Rolls for Staffordshire 1203. [1]The Hundredom Rolls of 1273 list: Adam le Gay, Oxfordshire; and Robert le Gay, Oxfordshire.