Jay (2)
Modern (northern Indian) masculine form of JAYA.
 | JAYA female & male Hinduism, Tamil, Indian, Telugu, Hindi, Marathi Derived from Sanskrit जय (jaya) meaning "victory". This is a transcription of both the feminine form जया (an epithet of the Hindu goddess Durga) and the masculine form जय (borne by several characters in Hindu texts). As a modern personal name, this transcription is both feminine and masculine in southern India, but typically only feminine in the north. | |||||||||||||||||||