Bay - Name Meaning and Origin

The boy's and girl's name Bay \bay\ is of Old French and Latin origin, and its meaning is "berry". Geography name: an indentation of land in a coastline. Also a plant name: the term "bay" is used for several different kinds of trees, including the bay laurel, whose leaves are used as a herb and flavouring agent, and were also twined into wreaths by the Greeks, to crown victors. See also Laurel, Juniper, and Cinnamon.

Baby names that sound like Bay are Bao, Bea, Bee, Beah, Bo and Beau. Other similar baby names are Bab, Bat, Kay, Cay, Day, Fay, Gay, Jay, May and Ray.

Bay is a very rare female first name and a very popular surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the girl's name Bay. Click here to compare Bay with related baby names.