Clay
First name option
Clay is a surname and given name.
Notable bearers include boxer Muhammad Ali (born Cassius Clay), statesman Henry Clay, and guitarist Eric Clapton (born Eric Patrick Clapton).
As a first name, Clay has a rugged, earthy quality: Clay was the strong, silent type. (Lowercase clay is the earthen material.)
Muhammad Ali
Legendary heavyweight champion
- Jane Austen surnamesDarcy, Wickham, Collins, Lucas, Gardiner
- Jefferson CountyJefferson County, Jefferson, Birmingham, Hoover, Fairfield
- Central New YorkSyracuse, State Fair, Liverpool, Fayetteville, Cicero
- 19th Century LeadersLincoln, Abraham Lincoln, Andrew Jackson, Napoleon III, Victoria
biblical/metaphorical symbolism
Clayspirit
Soul, mood, or liquor
soul · breath of life · potter · celestial being · the eternal
- feet of clayHidden weakness in revered person
- clay potCeramic container from earth
- potter's clayMoldable earth for vessels
- modeling claySoft sculpting material
- clay pigeonThrown target disc
- red clayIron-oxide-rich earth