Bailey

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ORIGIN AND HISTORY

Middle English derivation of baili meaning "bailiff" or one who was a bailiff. The English and French origins refer to a courtyard within castle walls, basse-cour in French (Motte-and-bailey or fortification) or more closely with the term “bailiff” as in steward or public official.

POPULARITY

Popularity of the female name Bailey (Social Security Administration)

FACTS

• Bailey is both a boy’s and a girl’s name, as well as a surname.
• Because of the English and French origins of the name, a number of namesake locations exist in the United Kingdom and Canada.
• The term motte-and-bailey refers to a specific type of castle fortress popular during the 11th and 12th Centuries in the United Kingdom and France. The bailey was the enclosed courtyard overlooked by the motte.

NAMESAKES

• The Old Bailey – the Central Criminal Court in London, England and one of several included the Crown Court. The Crown Court sitting at the Central Criminal Court deals with major criminal cases from Greater London.
• Bailey’s Irish Cream – An alcoholic Irish liqueur developed by R.A. Bailey.
• Bailey, Lancashire in England
• Bailey, New Brunswick
• Bailey Corners, Ontario
• Bailey's Beach, Ontario
• Bailey's Brook, Nova Scotia
• Bailey bridge is a portable pre-fabricated truss bridge
• Beetle Bailey (surname) is a long-running comic strip created by Mort Walker.^[1]

FAMOUS PERSONS

• Ace Bailey, Hockey Hall of Famer
• Aaron Bailey, football player
• Alice Bailey, 20th century writer
• Bill Bailey, baseball player
• Bob Bailey, baseball player
• Byron Bailey, football player
• Florence Bailey, 20th century writer
• Howard Bailey, baseball player
• Imogen Bailey, actress/entertainer

Children of famous persons:

• Bailey, child of Anthony Edwards
• Bailey Ivory-Rose, child of Bill Bellamy
• Bailey, child of Brian Littrell
• Bailey Jean, child of Melissa Etheridge
• Hazel Bailey, child of Stefan Lessard
• Bailey, child of Tracey Gold^[1]

OTHER BAILEY'S

Bailey Smith, Bailey Johnson, Bailey Williams, Bailey Jones, Bailey Brown, Bailey Davis, Bailey Miller, Bailey Wilson, Bailey Moore, Bailey Taylor, Bailey Aaron, Bailey Ables, Bailey Abney, Bailey Adams, Bailey Adham, Bailey Aeschlimann, Bailey Agnew, Bailey Alexander, Bailey All, Bailey Alloway, Bailey Almon, Bailey Alwin, Bailey Amanda, Bailey Amon, Bailey Andersen, Bailey Backus, Bailey Bahe, Bailey Baily, Bailey Baird, Bailey Baker, Bailey Thomas, Bailey Jackson, Bailey White, Bailey Harris, Bailey Martin, Bailey Thompson, Bailey Garcia, Bailey Martinez, Bailey Robinson, Bailey Clark, Bailey Rodriguez, Bailey Lewis, Bailey Lee, Bailey Walker, Bailey Hall, Bailey Young, Bailey Hernandez, Bailey King, Bailey Wright, Bailey Lopez, More results

Author: Mike Szimanski

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