Bay (surname)
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Bay is a surname used in many countries around the world. The name has many variations and meanings.
- English, French, and Dutch: nickname for someone with chestnut or auburn hair, from Middle English, Old French bay, bai, Middle Dutch bay ‘reddish brown’ (Latin badius, used originally of horses).
- English: from the Middle English personal name Baye, Old English Beaga (masculine) or Beage (feminine).
- Scottish, Irish: reduced form of McBeth.
- German: from the Germanic personal name Baio.
- Turkish: from gentleman, mister, sir, monsieur.
The name is also found in Denmark and Norway, where it may be a short form of German Bayer, regional name for someone from Bavaria, or from baygh, originally a loan word from French denoting a type of fabric.
[edit] References
- Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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