Lay
proper nouncommon in dialogue
A river in western France.
proper noun
- 1
A river in western France.
- 2
A surname.
Etymology
* As an English surname, spelling variant of Lee. * As a Scottish surname, reduced from McClay. * As a Khmer surname, Khmer ឡាយ (laay). * As a French surname, from several place names in France. The river is from Medieval Latin Ledius. * As a German surname, from various placenames in Bavaria and Rhineland.