Faye
FAY
English/French
Girl
Meaning-based name
- Meaning
- Fairy; Faith; Loyalty
- Origin
- English/French
- Is it in the Bible?
- No — the name Faye does not appear in the King James Bible. Christian families use it for its meaning, "Fairy; Faith; Loyalty", and for the biblical themes that meaning touches, not because anyone in Scripture is called Faye.
- First appears in
- Does not appear in the King James text
- Peak US usage
- 1930s (0.11% of births), currently steady
- Spiritual meaning
- Faye walks by faith — substance real, evidence sure, the faithful one who sees the invisible and holds the intangible.
- Verses on this meaning
- Hebrews 11:1
"Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen."
- 2 Corinthians 5:7
"For we walk by faith, not by sight."
- Hebrews 11:1