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What does Bayly mean?
Bayly as a name for boys (also used as girls' name Bayly) has its root in Old English, and the meaning of the name Bayly is "berry clearing; bailiff; city fortification". Bayly is an alternate spelling of Bailey (Old English).
ASSOCIATED WITH old english, clearing (meadow)
Variations
VARIANTS Bayley, Baylee, Baley, Baily, Baillie, Baillee, Bailie, Baileigh, Bailee
ALTERNATIVE FORM VIA BAILEY Bail
CREATIVE FORMS(male) Boly, ..
(female) Bayda, ..
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Bayly Rolando (B.R.), ..
How popular is Bayly?
Bayly is a rare given name for males but a very popular surname for both adults and children (#31848 out of 150436, Top 21%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Which version is better?
Prominent varying forms of Bayly (NOT RANKED) appearing in the Top 2000 are Bailey (#1386 THE PREVIOUS YEAR), Baily, Baylee and Bayley. These relations of Bayly were popular as birth names 21 years ago (AVERAGE #1275) and have become much less conventional since, with the version Bailey falling out of fashion. (2018 U.S. SSA RECORDS)
Similar Names
Bayly is pronounced similarly to Bala, Balu and Billy▼. Other suggested similar-sounding names are Bailby (see Balbo), Bald, Bale, Barny, Barry▼, Baxley, Baxly, Bay, Baylen, Bayler, Baylor▲, Bayne, Bayou, Bayrd, Bazyli, Beasly, Birly, Bly, Bosly, Bradly▼, Branly, Brauly, Brawly, Brily (see Briley), Bryley (see Briley), Bryly (see Briley), Brynly, Byll, Caily, Carly, Daily, Daly, Early▼, Farly, Hadly, Hagly, Haily (see Haley), Hanly, Harly, Hawly, Manly, Marly, Oakly, Pauly, Radly, Rawly, Wadly and Wally. These names tend to be more commonly used than Bayly.
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