Gay (alternatively Gaye) is a male or female given name, the 795th ("Gay") and 1295th ("Gaye") most common female name in the United States, according to the 1990 U.S. census.It can also be used as a short form of the female names Gaynell and Gaynor and as a short form of the male names Gaylen, Gabriel and Gaylord.
The writer Gay Talese's na...