Bay (surname)

Bay (surname)

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.

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.

References

*Citation
title = Dictionary of American Family Names
publisher = Oxford University Press
isbn = 0-19-508137-4

See also

* Bay %28disambiguation%29
* Bey %28disambiguation%29


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