Sinay

English

Etymology

Two main origins:

• A variant of Sinai, a Jewish surname.
• Borrowed from a Mayan language of Guatemala, apparently from Proto-Mayan *sihnaʼng (“scorpion”).

Proper noun

Sinay (plural Sinays)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Sinay is the 40432^nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 541 individuals. Sinay is most common among White (54.9%) and Hispanic/Latino (36.6%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Sinay”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

Portuguese

Proper noun

Sinay m

1. Obsolete spelling of Sinai.