Umay

Meaning & origin●

Languages●

Language is read off each record's context, not declared by the bearer; a share is of all records for this spelling.

Other names spelled this way◐

Umay is also recorded as 2 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

• Indonesian given name535 records spelled Umay2 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Indonesia, Türkiye, Philippines, Malaysia

  Also written Ümay

• Spanish given name510 records spelled Umay4 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Argentina, Türkiye, Philippines, Netherlands

  Languages: Spanish, Portuguese

  Also written Ümay, Ūmāý

36 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Other recorded senses●

Umay is also recorded in 5 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

• In otk, a thing supposed to have magic qualities; placenta; a mythical bird; the goddess Umay

  as a word·Clauson, An Etymological Dictionary of Pre-Thirteenth-Century Turkish (1972)

• In Filipino, surfeit by overeating or monotony of food (especially sweet or fatty food)

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

• In bik, healing; recovery

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

• In kqe, unhusked rice

  as a word·Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (ACD), CLDF v2.0

• In Iloko, to come

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

Over time●

AR RENAPER — Nombres de nacimientos (2012–present) — 10 years between 2014–2024. One register's own figures, never a sum across registers: two registers counting the same people would double them.

Evidence●

Register rows as of the 2026-09-12 data build · 84 rows in the corpus for this spelling.

Frequently asked questions

How common is the name Umay?

We estimate roughly 26 people bear Umay (counting its spellings and scripts) across 2 countries in our records.

In which country does Umay have the most bearers?

Umay is most frequently recorded in Türkiye, where it is most often spelled umay.

Is Umay a male or female name?

Umay is a female name in our records. Opposite-gender entries fall within the cross-gender noise we measure in the source data, so we don't report them as usage.

What does the name Umay mean?

Recorded meaning: 1. Orhun Yazıtları´nda geçen, çocukları ve hayvan yavrularını koruduğuna inanılan kadın Tanrı.