Faye (given name)

Faye is a given name in various cultures. In the West, the given name is usually feminine. Faye is derived from Middle English faie meaning "fairy", or possibly from the Old French word meaning loyalty or belief.^[1]

People with the given name Faye

• Carah Faye Charnow, member of the band Shiny Toy Guns
• Faye Daveney (born 1993), British actress
• Faye Dunaway (born 1941), American actress
• Tammy Faye Messner (Tammy Faye Bakker) (1942-2007), co-host of The PTL Club, wife of Jim Bakker
• Faye Reagan (born 1988), American pornographic actress
• Faye Turney (born 1981), Leading Seaman in the Royal Navy, kidnapped in 2007
• Faye Wattleton (born 1943), American activist for women's rights
• Faye Wong (born 1969), Chinese singer, songwriter and actress
• Zhan Wen Tin (詹雯婷), also known as Faye, member of the Taiwanese band F.I.R.

Fictional characters

• Faye Dolan in the film That Thing You Do!
• Dr. Faye Miller on the TV show Mad Men
• Faye Valentine in the anime Cowboy Bebop
• Faye Whitaker in the webcomic Questionable Content

See also

• Fay (given name)
• Faye (surname)
• Faye (disambiguation)

References