Jay vs Jayden - What's the difference?
jay | jayden |
Any one of the numerous species of birds belonging to several genera within the family Corvidae, including Garrulus'', ''Cyanocitta , allied to the crows, but smaller, more graceful in form, often handsomely colored, usually having a crest, and often noisy.
Other birds of similar appearance and behavior.
(archaic) A dull or ignorant person.
(slang) A marijuana cigarette; a joint.
* 2009 , (Caitlin Moran), The Times , 23 Mar 2009:
As proper nouns the difference between jay and jayden
is that jay is a nickname for James, Jason, or for any male name beginning with a "J"; also used as a formal given name while Jayden is a given name derived from coinages.As a noun jay
is any one of the numerous species of birds belonging to several genera within the family Corvidae, including Garrulus, Cyanocitta, allied to the crows, but smaller, more graceful in form, often handsomely colored, usually having a crest, and often noisy.jay
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) jay, from (etyl) jai . More at (l).Noun
(en noun)- Although sympathetic, my main reaction was to think: “Some people can handle it, and some people can’t,” and then smugly light up a big fat jay .