Lady - name meaning, origin

The girl's name Lady \l(a)-

is of Old English origin, and its meaning is "bread kneader". Probably refers to someone in charge of a household, and therefore of high rank.

Lady has 2 variant forms: Ladey and Laidy.

For more information, see also the related name Adelaide.

Baby names that sound like Lady are Laday and Lada.

Lady is a somewhat common first name for women (#2508 out of 4276) and an even more common last name for both men and women (#11510 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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