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The boy's name Bailey \

, also used as girl's name Bailey, is pronounced BAY-lee. It is of Old English origin, and its meaning 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.

For more information, see also the related name Bay.

Baby names that sound like Bailey are Billy, Paisley, Paley and Bale.

Bailey is an uncommon first name for men but a very common last name for both men and women (#60 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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