Bailey: Meaning, Popularity, Origin of Baby Name Bailey | Boys
Origin of the name Bailey:
Derived from the Old French baili (administrator, manager), which is derived from bailif (an officer of justice, a warrant officer). (BAY-lee)
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Bailey is a boy's name (also used as girl's name Bailey), is pronounced BAY-lee. It is of Old English origin, and the meaning of Bailey is "berry clearing; bailiff; city fortification". Place name and transferred use of the surname. Occupational name: in the Middle Ages, a bailiff was a minor official of the law.
Bailey has 11 variant forms: Bail, Bailee, Baileigh, Bailie, Baillee, Baillie, Baily, Baley, Baylee, Bayley and Bayly.
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The Ballad Of Danny Bailey (1909-1934) Elton John
Beetle Bailey is a lazy army private in a comic strip of the same name.
Bill Bailey (won't You Come Home) Louis Armstrong
Simple Tom And The Ghost Of Jenny Bailey And Also The Trees
George Bailey Vs. The World-Melmac
Bailey Bridge- Agent Felix
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Global Popularity of the Name Bailey
- #34 in Australia (New South Wales)
- #37 in Australia (Victoria)
- #70 in England
- #107 in Scotland
- #790 in United States
