The bay Surname
bay Name Meaning and History
- 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: 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 or from baygh, originally a loan word from French denoting a type of fabric.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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| Thread | Author | Replies |
| Bay and Gassman? |
 Jane Ruck
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| BAY Nancy Lynne 1959-1981 |
t42RoseHill
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| BAY Marjorie F CADDELL and Charles Edward |
t42RoseHill
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| Lewis Emery Bay 1875 - 1960; MO | Patsy Ann Williams | 13 |
| Pierre Bay |
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| BAY Derrell L 1918-1998 |
t42RoseHill
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| Bay of Oklahoma |
lmsalisbury
| 9 |
| Bay family of Harford Co, MD - seeking connections | Nancy J. Cole | 4 |
| BAY Edna Inez 1912-1971 |
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| BAY George H 1906-1981 |
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